Shelina Brown

Shelina Brown is an Assistant Professor of Musicology at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati (CCM). Shelina completed her doctoral studies in Musicology with a concentration in Gender Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Shelina’s master’s thesis explored musical syncretism in Japanese enka song, while her doctoral dissertation shifted to consider the lasting impact of Yoko Ono’s music and feminist activism. She is currently in the process of adapting this work into a monograph and public-facing digital lecture. At CCM, Shelina teaches popular music studies and has developed courses on Critical Theory & Music, Gender Studies & Music, Feminist Methods, Voice & Embodiment, American Popular Music History, East Asian Perspectives in Global Music History, Women in Rock, and a seminar devoted to the music, art, and activism of Yoko Ono.

Shelina has also been active as a multi-instrumentalist and front woman in several Los Angeles -based indie rock bands. She continues to release music under her experimental solo projects Exoto Pets and Spider Feet. Shelina is a divides her time between lecturing at the University of Cincinnati and working on research & creative projects in her second home base of Edinburgh, UK.