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Professor: Andrew J. Ryan
Office Hours: ENT 4th Floor Conference Room, Monday 5.00 to 6.00 PM or
by appointment
Meeting Times: Robinson Hall A208, Monday 6.15 to 7.10PM
Course Web-site: http://classweb.gmu.edu/ajryan/nclc195_s02/syll.html
Contact Information:
703.993.1436 (school)
703.234.0750 (work)
202.328.1099 (home) before 10PM
ajryan@gmu.edu
Course Description and Goals: BEATS, RHYME AND CULTURE will examine the history of hip-hop and the effect it has had on our society. The primary focus of this course is to engage hip-hop not as a mode of entertainment, but as a medium of communication which impacts, represents, and misrepresents the life experiences of youth (especially inner-city youth) in the United States.
The course will meet approximately seven times throughout the semester with an experiential learning component covering the remaining class hours. There will be weekly reading and a final paper. Students will also be encouraged to participate in hip-hop related conferences as a source of experiential learning.