About Tyler Campbell

Tyler Campbell is a writer, media maker, and activist hailing from the city of Philadelphia. He is currently a Junior at Columbia University double majoring in Creative Writing and African- American Studies. Through is work as a poet and organizer Tyler uses his voice to offer analytical insights that aim to elevate the stories of those that often go unseen and unheard. Tyler’s interests include Black cultural politics, urbanity, popular culture, education, and literature. At the heart of all his projects is a commitment to unpacking the nuances of Black life in America as portrayed through art and cultural production while also engaging questions about human intentionality, identities and cultural history At present, Tyler is a Laidlaw Scholars Fellow producing independent research on the relationship between black popular culture and corporal punishment in the black community.