She’s written a number of scholarly articles and books which justify her academic position, for example...
“Alienation Incorporated: ‘F*** the Mainstream Music’ in the Mainstream.”
“Muscles, Motorcycles, and Tattoos: Gentrification in a New Frontier.”
“Inside Shock Music Carnival: Spectacle as Contested Terrain.”
“Heavy Metal Carnival and Dis-alienation: The Politics of Grotesque Realism.”
Recommended reading.
Can you imagine considering that stuff scholarly - even in a sociology department?