Catherine Hoad

Catherine Hoad

Lecturer, Te Rewa o Puanga - the School of Music and Creative Media Production

Dr Catherine Hoad is a lecturer in the School of Music and Creative Media Production at Massey University, Wellington. Her research stages critical interrogations of the relationship between race, gender and nationhood in heavy metal music scenes, cultures and practices. Her teaching focuses on music and community, critical analyses of media texts and frameworks, and developing diverse perspectives on the cultural, social and political dimensions of creative practice.

  • Expertise

    Popular music studies, metal music studies, critical race and whiteness studies, gender studies, fan cultures.

  • Qualifications

    PhD; Media, Music and Cultural Studies (Macquarie University, Sydney)