CEHI 0919 - Hip-Hop America: The History and Social Politics of Rap/Hip-Hop in America

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Brown University

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Description:

This course will explore Hip Hop's impact on modern American history and American Pop Culture. Much more than a chronological history of rap, Hip-Hop America: The History and Social Politics of Rap/Hip-Hop in America focuses on the music and culture of Hip Hop and its interrelationship with: modern African-American history; twentieth-century economic, racial, social and political conflicts; notions of American multi-culturalism; the modern-day culture of American suburbs; and ideas concerning commodification, consumerism, and modern-day counter-hegemonic movements.

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0.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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