Dr. Charles Hughes, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Memphis Center, has discussed recent controversies surrounding the relationship between race and country music. Earlier this month, he participated in a roundtable on African Americans and country music on HuffPost Live.
Hughes also was interviewed for MusicTomes.com about a published essay on a similar subject.
At Rhodes, he has taught courses on “Elvis Presley and America” and “Collecting Memphis Histories.” He currently is teaching in the Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies.