21M.775 Hip Hop, Spring 2003
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Author(s)
DeFrantz, Thomas
Alternative Title
Hip Hop
Date Issued
June 2003
Abstract
Subject explores the political and aesthetic foundations of hip hop. Students trace the musical, corporeal, visual, spoken word, and literary manifestations of hip hop over its thirty year presence in the American cultural imagery. Students also investigate specific black cultural practices that have given rise to its various idioms. Students create material culture related to each thematic section of the course. Scheduled work in performance studio help students understand how hip hop is created and assessed. From the course home page: Course Description This course explores the political and aesthetic foundations of hip hop. It traces the musical, corporeal, visual, spoken word, and literary manifestations of hip hop over its thirty-five year presence in the American cultural imaginary. It also investigates specific black cultural practices that have given rise to its various idioms. Hip hop has invigorated the academy, inspiring scholarship rooted in black musical and literary traditions. This course assesses these sharp breaks and flamboyant versionings of hip hop that have occurred within the academy.
Subjects
Dance
Rap
visual culture
Music
history
literature
sexuality
mysogyny
feminism
electronic music
activism
politics
consumerism
race
artist
political
aesthetic
musical
corporeal
visual
spoken word
literary
American cultural imagery
African American
cultural practices
material culture
performance studio
hip hop style
rapping
break
breaking
beats
dj
dee jay
turntables
mic
mc
graffiti
fashion
sex
feminist
electronica
mediated performance
anarchy
commodity fetishism
globalization
whiteness
realness
journalism
criticism
autobiography
black
Rap (Music) -- History and criticism
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Music and Theater Arts Section
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