Andreana Clay

Andreana Clay is a Professor in the Department of Sociology. Her book, The Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back: Youth Activism and Post-Civil Rights Politics (NYU Press, 2012) explores how youth of color organize and identify as activists in the post civil rights era. Her articles on hip-hop culture, queer sexuality, youth activism, and hip-hop feminism have appeared in several anthologies and academic journals, including Home Girls Make Some Noise!: A Hip-Hop Feminist Anthology, the American Behavioral Scientist, and Meridians: A Journal of Race, Feminism, and Transnationalism.

Research Interests

• Youth Culture and Identity
• Queer of Color Theory and Critique
• Popular Culture
• Race/Class/Gender/Sexuality
• Social Movements and Activism