COR 311 GLOBALIZATION OF HIP-HOP
This course will examine the power of language as a voice for communities and a force for change. Through both popular and academic texts we will look at, first, the origins and spread of hip-hop music in the United States, giving voice to an underrepresented community. We will critically examine concepts such as representation, appropriation, genre, and authenticity in order to understand how hip-hop originated as a music form and became a highly developed youth culture both in the United States and across the globe. This course will incorporate concepts from economics, art history, cultural studies, education, and linguistics, as well as a variety of multimedia to explore, challenge, and explain the global spread of hip-hop music.
Prerequisite
Open to students in the third or fourth year of study.
Course Types
Core Interdisciplinary Seminar
Notes
This course is writing intensive. Open to students in the third or fourth year of study.