Beats, Rhyme, and Culture -- Schedule


Class 1 (08/30/04)	+ Introduction + Of Hip-hop and Academia	None	+ SYLLABUS
Class 1.1 (09/06/04)	NO CLASS LABOR DAY	+ Familiarize yourself with WebCt + Practice Quiz	+ Poetry and art as life
Class 2 (09/13/04)	+ Defining Hip-hop + Is Hip-hop a Culture? + Movie: Wildstyle	+ Quiz 1 -- On Web CT	+ Intro -- HH Generation + Chapter 1 -- Yes, Yes Y'all + ASSIGNMENT 1- DUE 9/24 [CD 1]
Class 3 (09/20/04)	+ Hip-hop: The Beginnings	+ ASSIGNMENT 1 (9/24) [CD 1] + Quiz 2 -- On Web CT	+ Chapter 1 -- HH Generation + Vibe History of Hip-hop pp 3-20
Class 4 (09/27/04)	+ Urban America and Hip-hop (1965-80) + Graffiti: The First Element + Movie: Through The Years of Hip-hop Vol.1	+ Quiz 3 -- On Web CT	+ ASSIGNMENT 2 Due 10/16 + Vibe History of Hip-hop pp 35-42 + Chapter 2 -- HH Generation
Class 5 (10/04/04)	+ Rap Music as Equipment for Living + Graffiti Part II (Gov't Response)	+ Quiz 4 -- On Web CT	+ Chapter 3 -- HH Generation
Class 6 (10/12/04) Tuesday Class	+ The Political Machine vs. Hip-hop + Media Depictions of the Bronx + Movie: Style Wars, Fort Apache the Bronx, The Warriors	+ ASSIGNMENT 2 (DUE 10/16) + Quiz 5 -- On Web CT	+ Yes, Yes, Yall: Chapter 2 + Vibe History of Hip-hop pp 53-60 + ASSIGNMENT 3 Due 11/5
Class 7 (10/18/04)	+ B-boying: Unveiling the Face of Hip-hop + Creative Expression in Hip-hop . . . more than just a fad Movie: The Freshest Kids	+ Quiz 6 -- On Web CT	+ Yes, Yes Y'all -- (B-boys) pp 112-131 + Chapter 6 -- HH Generation
Class 8 (10/25/04)	+ B-boying Part II	+ Quiz 7 -- On Web CT e	+ Vibe History of Hip-hop pp 23-34 + Vibe History of Hip-hop pp 111-120 + ASSIGNMENT X DUE 12/3
Class 9 (11/01/04)	+ The Business of Hip-hop + The Big Three: Bam, Flash, and Herc + Movie: Breakin I , Amandla	+ Quiz 8 -- On Web CT ennt III + ASSIGNMENT 3 DUE 11/5	+ Yes, Yes Y'all -- pp 275-334 + Chapter 7 -- HH Generation
Class 10 (11/08/04)	+ Hip-hop Politics + Drop the Needle: Inside Deejaying + Movie: Scratch	+ Quiz 9 -- On Web CT ent III	+ Yes, Yes Y'all -- pp 177-198 + Vibe History of Hip-hop pp 121-144 + NY Times article on Urban Housing + ASSIGNMENT 3 DUE 11/12
Class 11 (11/15/04)	+ Rap Music -- the early years (1976-82) + The Early Images of Hip-hop (1980-86) + Cultural Imperialism and Hip-hop + Jay-Z -- Hip-hop Brings the Hood to the Suburbs (Jay-Z on 60 Minutes)9	+ Quiz 10 -- On Web CT en	+ Vibe History of Hip-hop pp 177-186 + Vibe History of Hip-hop pp 217-219 + Yes, Yes Y'all -- pp 76-111
Class 12 (11/22/04)	+ Globalization of Hip-hop	+ Quiz 11 -- On Web CT ent	+ Yes, Yes Y'all -- pp 238-274 + Yes, Yes Y'all -- pp 135-176 + ASSIGNMENT X DUE 12/3 + Disk 2 Track List
Class 13 (11/29/04)	+ Rap Music -- the early years (1976-82) + The Early Images of Hip-hop (1980-86) + Examining the Role Women Played in Hip-hop [Guest Speaker: Shani O'Neal] + Movie: Selected poems from Def Potery Jam	+ Quiz 12 -- On Web CT e	+ Vibe History of Hip-hop pp 251-296
Class 14 (12/06/04)	+ Rap Music -- The Golden Years (1986-1992) + Hip-hop 1992-Present + Music Videos and Hip-hop [view various videos]	III	+ Hip-hop Timeline + Disk 3 Track List
Class 15 (12/13/04)	+ Course Wrap-up	nt III