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IAP 2018 Activities by Category - None



A Brief History of Kanye

Max Gold

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Imma let you finish, but this is going to be the best IAP course of all time. In this class, we will discuss the music, life and influence of Kanye West, one of today's most polarizing celebrities. We will journey chronologically through Kanye's life, analyzing his evolution as a person and as an artist; we will cover personal events that impacted Kanye’s music and how his albums and persona influenced hip hop and pop culture. Each class will be split into two halves:

First Half: Discussion of one of Kanye’s albums and specific songs from that album

Second Half: Discussion of important events in music, pop culture, and Kanye’s life that led up to the next album

Whether you love Kanye or just love to hate Kanye, come take a break twice a week and learn more about one of the most influential hip-hop artists of all time.

Classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays during IAP (1/9 - 2/1) from 5:00 - 6:00 PM in room 4-370.

If you are interested, please sign up here so you can email updates and so I can get a sense of potential class size https://goo.gl/forms/GGeKXinC6JMacvTc2 .

Contact: Maxwell Gold, MPGOLD@MIT.EDU