Hip-Hop Discourse

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3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s) This course will analyze, critique, and discuss the literature and critical discourses that examine hip-hop culture. Assigned readings will consist of the most current theoretical, political, and social dialogue/texts that provide a framework for class discussion and writing assignments. Some of the major areas of focus are as follows: the major movements and themes of hip-hop; the relationship between the predominant American culture and hip-hop; the new Black Renaissance - hip-hop culture literature, and the commercialization of hip-hop.