Performances & Events
Author Event: Gustavo Souza Marques – “Tyler, The Creator’s Hip Hop Revolution”
Friday, May 08, 2026 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Downtown Library: 4th Floor Program Room, 343 South Fifth Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104Free - no tickets required
Join Dr. Gustavo Souza Marques (Gusmão), Assistant Professor of Musicology, for a talk at the Ann Arbor District Library on his recently released book, Tyler, The Creator’s Hip Hop Revolution: Transmedia Journeys Beyond Gangsta, published in Bloomsbury’s New Approaches to Sound, Music and Media series.
Focusing on Tyler – one of the most inventive artists in the history of hip hop – the book approaches his musical work through the lenses of history, identity and audio-visual analysis.
This talk is part of the Society for American Music’s Sounding the Nation series, a national project covering the history of American music.
This event includes a signing with books for sale.
