On the Czech music scene, she is known as the Hip Hop Scholar, but the hip hop scene is not only the subject of her research. Anna Oravcová is a sociologist whose research focuses on rap and hip hop culture, and Czech women rappers in particular. Besides her research activities and writing academic articles and book chapters, she is one of the organizers of the Freestyle Mondays and End of the Weak events. On her Street Cypher radio show on Radio Spin, she regularly features young independent artists. Currently she is also teaching at the University of New York in Prague. How is hip hop, as a research topic, accepted in academia? How is Czech rap evolving? What is the position of women in rap, and which African American scholars influenced Anna? Concept & narration: Mary C Title music: Mary C Translation: Anna Oravcová Visuals: Vladyslav Afanasiev & Jan Brož Released weekly by Institute of Anxiety www.institutuzkosti.cz