New York, New York, United States
Meagan A. Sylvester is a multi-hyphenate. See career details below. Music Sociologist Meagan Sylvester is a Music Sociologist with a consultancy practice through which she provides her clients with insight into the sociological framing of Caribbean and diasporic spaces using the lens of indigenous musics of the Caribbean as the main units of analysis. Her work delves into connections among Caribbean music, issues of identity, migration and cultural transformations as expressed in the festival culture between the Caribbean and other traditional and non-traditional Carnival festival locales. Partnering with several organisations around the globe, her work encompasses academic conference presentations, hosting scholarly workshops, participating in international seminars and being a member of strategic teams responsible for sociological research and analysis across both western and non-western cultures including Europe, Latin America, South America, the United States and numerous islands in the Caribbean. Author Meagan Sylvester is a published author from the Caribbean twin island of Trinidad and Tobago. She has over twenty (20) book chapters and journals articles. She currently has two book projects on Carnival, Culture and Music on the way. Researcher She is a graduate of The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus and a Caribbean scholar whose doctoral research focused on Narratives of Resistance in Calypso and Ragga Soca music. Her continuing interrogation within the academy centers on Music, Gender, and National Identity in Calypso and Soca, Music of Diasporic Carnivals, Narratives of Resistance in Calypso and Ragga Soca music, Steelpan and kaisoJazz musical identities. Teaching and research interests are Caribbean Music Cultures and African Diaspora Popular Culture. Journalist Frequent Radio talk show guest/host (2009 – present) Frequent TV talk show guest/host (2009 – present) Frequent Newspaper columnist (2009 – present) Experienced journalist and editor for a multi-lingual online publication covering the Caribbean, Diasporic and International News. Managing and overseeing a team of ten (10) contributors, freelance writers and sub-editors. Researching and writing a range of stories, including academic and scholarly content, breaking news, investigations and analyses, aiming at all times for fairness and accuracy. Publishing monthly. Editing content and posting using a WordPress CMS system. Self-starter and a problem solver, a jack of all trades ready to pitch in on all aspects of editing, publishing and researching work.
Academic Research and Review Member 1. Receives academic paper two weeks before presentation 2. Reviews submission 3. Provides comments at live session based on (i) first reading and (ii) oral presentation https://universityseminars.columbia.edu/seminar/women-and-society/
Guest editor for the 15th Anniversary Edition - Caribbean Intransit The call for contributions is out for the issue entitled "Urban Transit: Hybrid Cultural Ecosystems". Deadline for submissions - April 15th https://caribbeanintransit.info/editorial-team/
Courses taught: ENG 1101 - English Composition 1 ENG 1121 - English Composition 2 ENG 2575 - Technical Writing ENG 2570 - Writing in the Workplace
Courses taught: AFR 1467 - Caribbean History AFR 1130 - Africana Folklore AFR 1311 - African American/Caribbean Music
Adjunct Assistant Professor - Africana Studies Courses taught; AFST 100 - Introduction to Africana Studies AFST 203 - Africa in the World AFST 101 - Survey of African Civilization 1 AFST 299 - Music of the African Diaspora
1. Team Member of organizing team for Caribbean American Heritage Month activities in New York & Washington 2. Featured Speaker for ICS at 2024 Black History Month Celebrations at The White House, Washington, DC 3. Featured Facilitator and Presenter for ICS 2024 Caribbean American History Month Music Talk 4. Keynote Speaker invited by the Supreme Court of Brooklyn to speak at the New York Law Department in Manhattan for 2025 celebration of Caribbean American Heritage Month