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John David Vandevert (JohnDVandevert)

John David Vandevert is a Doctoral student in musicology at Uppsala University in Sweden where he is studying the role of nationalism and national self-identity within the Russian rap community and the ways in which nationalism is expressed. His research interests mostly pertain to Russian hip hop culture, popular music, nationalism, and musical aesthetics. Expanding musical education, however, is something that imbues his non-academic work, especially his writing with the online news source Opera Wire where he is a regular opera critic and contributing writer. Findings methods to educate and excite the public about classical music and the many forms it takes is a passion of his and one he fosters with his writing in both academic and non-academic spaces. He has presented on various topics within the Russian rap world and is the co-founder of the “Global Hip Hop Reading Room,” an international group dedicated towards the discussion of hip hop culture. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Headshot_JohnDVandevet.jpg