Meet Angel

Hello Everybody!

My name is Angel Wildgoose, and I am a third-year media communications student. I grew up in a small town called Locust Grove, Georgia, but spent my summer breaks in California, where my mom is from. Locust Grove is a lot like Thomasville as far as aesthetic goes; slow, country, and historic. California was always scenic, laid-back, and bustling. I enjoyed having the best of both worlds and thought a great place that combined both aesthetics would be Tallahassee. I am pleased to be here at Florida State, participating in undergraduate research projects. Last May, I graduated from Tallahassee State College (The Last Class of TCC!) and set my goals to graduate with a Media Communications degree at FSU. Honestly, I thought I would be more of a Psychology or Motion Picture Film School girl, but I believe my degree is a great combination of both. After my undergraduate studies, I would love to come back and pursue a Master’s in Public Interest Media and Communication. 

My summer experience involves working on my Honors In The Major project (and coupling that with my Global Scholars cultural experience), which surrounds how theories and concepts of communication and information are represented in Canadian Hip-Hop. I will work alongside first-generation hip-hop scholars in Toronto while sitting in on a class at York University, participating in volunteer work at the Hart House, and conducting interviews with hip-hop pioneers and the new generation. This aligns with my community-based interests because I love learning from others and connecting with different cultures. I have participated in many different cultural practices my whole life, which has helped open my mind to new and different experiences. I will try almost anything once if it can teach me something empowering. 

My expectations for my experience are to help open up the platform for Hip-Hop to be interpreted as a scholarly subject in Canada, because from what I have heard from the few scholars I have met is that it is currently not. There are so many similarities and differences between us and Canada, one of the differences being how media and academia interpret the past, present, and future of Hip-Hop communication and influence. I expect to learn so much from our neighbors, which is not limited to music, but also explores their culture and practices. I want to bring with me all of the concepts we learned and use them to better help me understand how to be a true Global Scholar. I am not sure how they will interpret my wants when it comes to making progress in my area of study or my willingness to help bring Canadian Hip-Hop into mainstream media conversations. I do not want them to think that I see them as hopeless or needing “saving”, but as eager to be a part of something beyond myself. I want to dine with them, talk with them, and work toward bettering communities with them. Now more than ever, I fully understand the importance of community. I love my school and want to share what I have learned here with the world <3.