HIST 240 - History of Hip-Hop

The History of Hip Hop course is a historical examination of the African Diasporic cultural continuity exemplified by Hip Hop culture. The course involves the analyzing of Hip Hop culture in an African Diasporic historical framework. The course explores how Hip Hop artists have sought to provide more comprehensive and respectful images of people of African descent and address the challenges faced in society in their art. In this course, Hip Hop is also understood to be a political, social, and cultural movement (Liberal Studies P3).

Credits: 3