| 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
historic socio-economic, and musical/aesthetic contexts from which
Hip-hop emerged will be analyzed. Distinct themes and phenomena
that define Hip-hop will be presented and discussed as well. The
goal of this course is to have you critically think, write, and
discuss the origins, themes, and direction of Hip-hop in the context
of contemporary American culture and abroad. |
