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Todd Boyd | |
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| Born | 1964 Detroit, Michigan |
| Other names | Notorious PhD, Dr. B |
| Occupation(s) | professor, author, media commentator, film producer, consultant |
| Known for | Cinema and Media Studies Professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts |
Todd Boyd, aka "Notorious Ph.D.",[1] is the Katherine and Frank Price Endowed Chair for the Study of Race & Popular Culture and Professor of Cinema and Media Studies in the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[2] Boyd is a media commentator, author, producer, consultant and scholar. He is considered an expert on American popular culture and is known for his pioneering work on cinema, media, hip hop culture, fashion, art and sports.[3] Boyd received his PhD in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa in 1991 and began his professorial career at USC in the fall of 1992.
- ^ Baker, Bob (March 10, 2003) Notorious PhD. Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Foucault's Turntable. Village Voice (January 7, 2003). Retrieved on December 16, 2019.
- ^ Simon, Leslie. The notorious PhD. Los Angeles Times.