The Message: Hip Hop as Communication: 3 semester hours

Catalog description

Students will learn to critically analyze hip hop media texts and utilize these texts as lenses for examining contemporary society. Students will not only develop a greater appreciation for hip hop as a communicative tool (not unlike classic novels, poetry, and other literary forms), but they will also be challenged to think deeply and reflectively about a wide variety of social issues. Prerequisites: ENGL 1133 or ENGL 1302 or ENGL 1143 or ENGL 2311 .