Stephan

Stephan Pennington is a critical musicologist focusing on popular music and cultural studies at Tufts University. A pioneering scholar on Transgender Studies in Music, he has been sought out for a number of public intellectual projects, including the documentary No Ordinary Man about trans masculine jazz musician Billy Tipton. He has also dedicated service to the trans community, being the keynote speaker for LA Trans Unity, speaking on trans topics on national television, and performing music at Cristopher Street West and Trans/Giving, a musical series in Los Angeles. He is currently working on two book projects, one on transgender vocality and the second on the persistence of enlightenment white supremacy in current musicological culture. He is also a Twitch Streamer who streams Table Top Role-Playing Games like Dungeons & Dragons and cultivates a welcoming community.