Adam Banks is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Comparative Studies whose work brings critical theory and theology to bear on the intersection of hip hop subjectivity and structural violence. Centering everyday hip hop subjects (consumers, community members) rather than producers/artists, Adam's research critically explores how structural positionalities such as gender, class, race, and sexuality place constraints upon and/or create possibilities for those whose lives are shaped by hip hop. While engaging in doctoral studies, Adam serves as Pastor of First Baptist Church in Springfield, OH. Adam has earned an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary and a B.A. (Anthropology) from Washington University in St. Louis.