For Wednesday, 6 NovemberTricia Rose, ‘Never Trust a Big Butt and a Smile’, in Forman and Neal (2004), pp. 291-306 Audio: ‘Saweetie, City Girls, and […]

For Monday, 4 NovemberPaul Gilroy, ‘It’s a Family Affair’ (password-protected PDF), in Neal and Forman (2012) Audio: ‘Allah B of the Nation of Go […]

For Wednesday, 10/30Today we’re going to spend the whole period talking about the Story Maps Proposal Outline assignment. We’ll also make some time to […]

For Monday, 28 OctoberKembrew McLeod, ‘Authenticity Within Hip-Hop and Other Cultures Threatened With Assimilation’ (password-protected PDF), in For […]

For Wednesday, 23 OctoberMurray S. Davis, ‘That’s Interesting! Towards a Phenomenology of Sociology and a Sociology of Phenomenology’, Philosophy of the S […]

For Monday, 21 OctoberMurray S. Davis, ‘That’s Interesting! Towards a Phenomenology of Sociology and a Sociology of Phenomenology’, Philosophy of the S […]

For Wednesday, 16 OctoberAdam Bradley, ‘Rhyme’, Ch. 2 in Book of Rhymes (2009) Audio: Adam Bradley, ‘American Poets on the Hip-Hop Songs That Most Inspire […]

For Tuesday, 15 OctoberH. Samy Alim, ‘“Bring It to the Cypher”: Hip-Hop Nation Language’, in Forman and Neal (2012) Audio: Chief Rocker Busy Bee Starski […]

For Wednesday, 9 OctoberH. Samy Alim, ‘“Bring It to the Cypher”: Hip-Hop Nation Language’, in Forman and Neal (2012) Audio: Chief Rocker Busy Bee Starski […]

For Monday, 7 OctoberAndrew Nosnitsky, ‘Classic Material’, Pitchfork (19 November 2012) Audio: This should go without saying, but you need to listen to […]

For Monday, 30 SeptemberNelson George, ‘Hip-Hop’s Founding Fathers Speak the Truth’, in Forman and Neal (2012); also available in Forman and Neal (2004 […]

For Wednesday, 25 SeptemberRecap: We continued our discussion of the Wild Style era and then watched the movie right up to just before the first party sc […]

For Monday, 23 SeptemberPrep Alex Gale, The Oral History of “Wild Style”, Complex (2013). Note: I advise watching the movie to the end before r […]

For Wednesday, 18 SeptemberPrep Jeff Chang, ‘Zulus on a Time Bomb: Hip-Hop Meets the Rockers Downtown’, in Forman and Neal (2012). I’ll drop the […]

For Monday, 16 SeptemberPrep Sally Banes, ‘Physical Graffiti: Breaking Is Hard to Do’, Village Voice,  Video: Wild Style (Charlie Ahearn, 1 […]

For Wednesday, 11 SeptemberPrep Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, ‘Hip-Hop: Planet Rock’, in Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Dis […]

For Monday, 9 SeptemberPrep Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, ‘Hip-Hop Roots: Adventures on the Wheels of Steel’, in Last Night a DJ Saved My Lif […]

For Wednesday, 4 SeptemberPrep Benedict Carey, ‘In Music, Others’ Tastes May Help Shape Your Own’, New York Times (14 February 2006)  Shamus Kha […]

For Wednesday, 28 AugustPrep (Note: These are all short, whether texts or audiovisual clips; please make sure you check them out before our first […]

For Wednesday, 5/22 (3:30-5:30)DUE: Story Maps Final Projects In Class Attendance In-Class Presentations Final Words For Next Time Have a nice summer!