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As an interdisciplinary scholar of popular music, Liz Przybylski specializes in Indigenous hip hop practices in Canada and the United States. A graduate of Bard College (BA, 2006) and Northwestern University (MA, PhD, 2014), Liz’s work bridges ethnomusicology, musicology, gender studies, and Indigenous Studies. She has presented her research nationally and internationally, including at the Society for Ethnomusicology, Feminist Theory and Music, International Association for the Study of Popular Music, and International Council for Traditional Music World Conferences. Liz was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research with hip hop artists and music broadcasters in Winnipeg. Her dissertation investigates the sampling of heritage music in Indigenous hip hop and analyzes how the circulation of this music in urban environments contributes to continuing dialogues about cultural change. Her ongoing work develops an innovative model of on- and off-line ethnography for the analysis of contemporary popular music. In addition to her university teaching, Liz has taught adult and pre-college learners at the American Indian Center in Chicago and the Concordia Language Villages program of Concordia College in Bemidji. A radio enthusiast, Liz hosted the world music show “Continental Drift” on WNUR in Chicago and has conducted interviews with musicians for programs including “At The Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research” on CJUM in Winnipeg.