AFRO 228

Spring 2021 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 25-May 5

Hip Hop Music: History and Culture

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Credit: 3 hours.

A study of hip-hop from its beginnings in the post-industrial South Bronx of the 1970s to the global present. By focusing on the work of specific artists and movements, we will compare and contrast the production and consumption of hip-hop with other forms of popular music (including jazz, rock, disco, and pop). This course shows how musicians and listeners use hip-hop to express ideas about topics such as economics, nationalism, black power, feminism, and violence.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

Cultural Studies - US Minority

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AFRO 228 class schedule data for spring 2021
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	70808	Online	JPM	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	n.a.	Meyers, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/25/21-05/05/21 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course. Section Info: Topic: Hip-Hop Music: History and Culture Description: Course traces hip-hop from its beginnings in the post-industrial South Bronx of the 1970s to the global present. By focusing on the work of specific artists and movements, we will compare and contrast the production and consumption of hip-hop with other forms of popular music (including jazz, rock, disco, and pop). This course shows how musicians and listeners use hip-hop to express ideas about topics such as economics, nationalism, black power, feminism, and violence.