Robert Scott Difazio

Email Address: rdifaz2@uic.edu
College: Architecture and the Arts Department: Theatre and Music
Title: Music Business Coordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor
Office: ETMSW Building Room L241
Webpage: robertdifazio.com
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

Research Interest:
Digital Humanities
Hip-Hop History
Music Information Retrieval
Text Mining / NLP

Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 6

Qualifications of a Student:
minimum gpa >= 3
honors college preferred

Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
Students will work as wiki editors on the site:

www.hip-hop.digital.uic.edu/wiki2

Editors contribute to the wiki by writing, editing, organizing, and updating the content of pages to ensure it is accurate, clear, and well-sourced. They also verify references, correct errors, and collaborate with others to maintain a neutral point of view. Their collective work helps keep the encyclopedia dynamic, trustworthy, and accessible to a global audience. The work involves research into all elements of the history of hip-hop in Chicago.

See info on our current and past editors and research assistants here:

https://hip-hop.digital.uic.edu/wiki2/index.php?title=The_Chicago_Hip-Hop_History_Project:_Editors

Project overview:

https://today.uic.edu/documenting-the-history-of-chicago-hip-hop/

Contact researcher via URE Email Webform

Return to Theatre and Music list

Return to Departments list