Bad Bunny Syllabus/Latin Music Project

The Bad Bunny Syllabus is an online resource for educators and fans who would like more information to help contextualize Bad Bunny’s rise to fame. We provide academic readings, popular sources, podcasts, and other multimedia materials. In addition to the syllabus, we are working on two book projects. The first book, P FKN R: Bad Bunny and Resistance in Puerto Rico, aligns with the syllabus. The second is an ongoing research project about the global rise of Spanish language music in the past few years, especially musica, mexicana, and reggaeton.

This fellow will join the Bad Bunny Syllabus team consisting of Professor Rivera-Rideau, Professor Vanessa Díaz (Loyola Marymount University of Los Angeles), and students from Wellesley and Loyola Marymount. Potential projects include updating the website, lyric translations, transcribing interviews, and working on formatting, citations, permissions, etc. for book projects. The fellow will also work on our ongoing databases of popular press materials related to Bad Bunny and Latin music.

Fred Lukoff Archives

This project investigates the legacy of Fred Lukoff (1920–2000), an American linguist whose foundational contributions to Korean linguistics and language education in South Korea remain underrecognized. After early work with Chomsky and Halle in generative linguistics, Lukoff devoted his career to developing Korean and English teaching materials and advancing linguistic scholarship in Korea. The student assistant will help analyze his textbooks and audio materials, gather archival sources, and support the preparation of research materials. This work seeks to revive Lukoff’s overlooked impact and reestablish his role in shaping the academic study of Korean linguistics and pedagogy. The research fellow will work with Professor Sun-Hee Lee.

Narrative Lab

Narrative Lab Fellows will participate in a semester-long research experience in the humanities. They will meet weekly with the faculty directors of the Narrative Lab, develop relevant background knowledge and research skills, and design and pursue research projects either individually or in faculty-student teams. The Fall 2025 Narrative Lab will be overseen by Professors Josh Lambert and Nikhil Rao.

MORE FALL 2025 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS TBA.