Meagan A. Sylvester – Sociologist, Music Sociologist, Author, Researcher, Journalist, Podcaster.
- ORCID : https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0009-0006-4446-4298
- Linkedin: https://tt.linkedin.com/in/meagan-sylvester-7aa735aa
- Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@meaganavionsylvestersociol1127
- Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ttmusicsista
- Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581508672824
She is a Caribbean scholar whose doctoral research focused on Narratives of Resistance in Calypso and Ragga Soca music. Her published works explore and interrogate Music, Gender, and National Identity in African Diasporic Musical Traditions, Music of Diasporic Carnivals, Narratives of Resistance in Calypso and Ragga Soca (Reggae/Dancehall Soca) music, Steelpan and kaisoJazz musical identities. Her teaching and research interests are Caribbean Music Cultures and African Diaspora Popular Culture. Her international focus has led her to host scholarly workshops on music and culture in Europe, Latin America, South America, the United States and the Caribbean. Establishing a digital footprint, she has created a space for Calypso Music in the diaspora with her podcast entitled, “Calypso: The New York Experience”.
She holds professional memberships in international organizations which include the Society for Ethnomusicology, the International Association of the Study for Popular Music, Caribbean Studies Association, the Association of Black Sociologists and Columbia University Seminar on Women and Society.
- Caribbean Intransit – Guest Editor (2025 – 2026)
- Consultant – Sociologist/Music Sociologist (2010 – Present)
- Caribbean Studies Association Executive Council/Board Member & Newsletter Editor and Co-Chair – Digital Media Network (June 2022 – June 2023 & June 2024 – June 2025)
- Caribbean Studies Association 2022-2023 Conference Program Chair at Caribbean Studies Association
- Editor of the Caribbean Studies Association Newsletter (2014-2025)
- Managing Editor of the Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) Journal, Caribbean Conjunctures (June 2024 – June 2025)
- TUCO (Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation) – Board Member and Chair, Education and Research Committee (December 2016 – September 2023)
- Editorial Board Member at International Journal of Carnival Arts
- Co-Editor – Special Issue on Caribbean Music, Interviewing The Caribbean Journal, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
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