APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH.HOLLY E. BURGESS’S POEM “WITH BATED BREATH (IN MEMORY OF GREG)” ON DISPLAY APRIL 16-30TH, 2026 AT
LAKE GENEVA PUBLIC LIBRARY (918 W Main St, Lake Geneva, WI 53147)
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Press
Holly E. BurgessPhD Candidate and Cyril E. Smith Fellow
Topics Include:
The 4-Generation Genealogy of Resistance: From Malcolm X to Black Lives Matter.
The History of Hip Hop
The Sonic Archive: Hip-hop as a primary source for social movements.
Black Youth Culture: Literary analysis of YA texts like The Hate U Give.
WISN 12 NEWS
Fox6 News Milwaukee
Marquette Today
Urban Milwaukee
WISN 12 NEWS Fox6 News Milwaukee Marquette Today Urban Milwaukee
Featured In:
Public Scholarship & media
“Stories of Graduate Student Success: Holly Burgess”
2023
Marquette Today [Marquette University], with Holly Burgess, 26. https://today.marquette.edu/2023/10/stories-of-graduate-student-success-holly-burgess-doctoral-student-in-the-department-of-english/.
“Ph.D. Candidate Speaks on the History of Hip-Hop”
2023
Black History Month, Fox6 News Milwaukee.
10 p.m. live broadcast.
“Hip-Hop: New Way to Express and Older Message”
2023
Project Community: Black History Month WISN-TV Milwaukee, Channel 12,https://www.wisn.com/article/hip-hop-new-way-to-express-an-older-message/42788817
6 p.m. live broadcast and online.
“Ph.D. Candidate Speaks on the History of Hip-Hop at Graham Public Library”
2023
Marquette Today [Marquette University],https://today.marquette.edu/2023/01/ph-d-candidate-speaks-on-the-history-of-hip-hop-at-graham-public-library-feb-6/.
“Soup with Substance Is Feb. 16.” Marquette Today [Marquette University],
2022
Selected Press & Recognition
Journalists and event organizers may access my full media kit and professional background here.
Media Inquiries & Digital Press Kit:
Holly Burgess’s public library lecture on “The History of Hip Hop” for the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, at Graham Public Library in Union Grove, WI, was featured on WISN 12 and Fox6 news, 10 p.m. broadcast.
