DANC 147 - The Hip Hop Movement in Contemporary Popular Culture

2 Credits.

Traces the evolution of American Hip Hop culture; studies the foundations laid during slavery, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights movement, through 1970-1990 as a predominantly African-American and Hispanic American art form, and into its current transformation as a multi-cultural phenomenon impacting music, dance, literature, and popular culture. Courses offered every fall and spring semester.