AF AMER M123

Main Course

Global Hip Hop

Description

(Same as Ethnomusicology M123.) Lecture, four hours. Overview of the emergence and development of rap music throughout the world. Exploration of the development of hip-hop culture in the U.S., and the historical development of the genre in various global locales. Exploration moves through significant regions in hip-hop culture throughout the world, providing histories and genealogies of geographical musical areas. Discussion throughout of more abstract concepts pertinent to rap music such as the emergence of a global hip-hop culture, race as it pertains in rap music, post-regionalism, gender and sexuality in rap music, and the relationship between rap and protest. Letter grading.