Dr Lee Watkins

Dr Lee Watkins [BAMus, BA(Hons) (UWC), MA(UKZN), PhD(Hong Kong)] is a senior lecturer who specialises in Ethnomusicology.

Lee Watkins studied Ethnomusicology at the Universities of Kwazulu Natal and Hong Kong. He has taught Ethnomusicology, Popular Musics of the World, and American Music at institutions in South Africa and Hong Kong. He has conducted research on hip-hop in South Africa and China, and on Filipino musicians in Hong Kong. He has published several articles and book chapters on these subjects and is also revising his doctoral dissertation for publication. His research interests vary from music and performance studies, migration studies, the colonial enterprise, to music and social development. Currently he is Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at Rhodes University.