Courses of Study 2018-2019 
    
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Courses of Study 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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MUSIC 3304 - [Remixing Hip-hop History]


     
Fall. Next Offered: 2019-2020. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

M. Williams.

In this course, we will study and challenge conventional histories of hip-hop by centering the genre’s underexplored musical and aesthetic features. By listening anew for hip-hop’s origins in the throes of the Atlantic Ocean, students will hear Nas and Damian Marley as “distant relatives”. By learning how to analyze the flow styles of Kendrick Lamar and Nicki Minaj, they will update hip-hop’s age-old authenticity debates. And by turning up the volume on hip-hop’s silenced, queer resonances, they will gain new insights into influential contemporary artists like Mykki Blanco. By learning how to engage with rap musically, students will gain a richer understanding of hip-hop history and develop new skills in critical historical inquiry.



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