ABS 302 - Hip Hop as Global Culture

Description:
This course examines Africana and black diasporic connections through popular culture using hip hop music. Hip hop allows us to study and understand contemporary history of black youth in Africa, Europe, and North America.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Describe the historical processes that led to the rise and spread of hip hop music across the world.
Identify the social, political, economic and cultural characteristics of hip hop in Africa, Europe and North America
Analyze and synthesize primary and secondary sources related to the origins and spread of hip hop music to all parts of the world in order to put forward well-supported argument on their own
Explain the interaction of hip hop with other cultures by preparing clearly-written and clearly presented argument, including a thesis and sufficient historical evidence
Describe the various variegated forms of hip hop across the world and identify differing explanations of hip hop as an agent of social change and the connections between cause and effect in the discipline of history

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/18/10