Hip-Hop, Education, and Social Change: Are You Really Keepin’ It Real?
Professor Derek Greenfield St. Augustine's College, Marc Graham
Fri Jan 20, 01-03:00pm, 56-114
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Hip-hop culture continues to possess potential as a tool of education and empowerment. With the negative perception of hip-hop, too many parents avoid dealing with it and too many teachers resist incorporating elements of the culture in the class. As a result, young people without a sophisticated social consciousness end up internalizing a limiting perspective of the culture. Thus, it is incumbent upon students to develop an awareness of the messages in order to utilize hip-hop within a broader liberationist movement.
In this highly interactive session, the presenter explores the complexity of hip-hop and delivers new insights into its current state of affairs. From debating issues to developing their own rhymes, participants will find this session to be enlightening and entertaining!
Contact: Christopher Jones, 3-134, (617) 253-9462, cmjones@mit.edu
Sponsor: Graduate Students Office
Latest update: 20-Jan-2006
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