Brent Hagerman is writing a critical biography of dancehall reggae artist and Rastafarian King Yellowman. His research examines the moral regulation in Rastafari and in reggae music, particularly as it applies to the discourse around “slackness” (sexually explicit material). Hagerman travelled to Kingston, Jamaica to interview Yellowman and is following the artist on tour from Chicago to Toronto armed with a video camera, a digital audio recorder and a camper trailer. As a musician himself, Hagerman sings and plays guitar in his own heavy reggae band, The Jolly Llamas.

Brent Hagerman
PhD Candidate,
Religious Studies