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MUSC 271 Introduction to Hip Hop Units: 3.00
This course explores the emergence of hip hop as a musical and cultural phenomenon. We will examine the history of hip hop from the mid-eighties to the present, considering its aesthetic and political impact on North American culture.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 24 Online Activity, 60 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 2 or above or registration in the MUTH Plan.
Exclusion MUSC 245/3.0 (Topic Title: Introduction to Hip Hop - Winter 2021).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze hip hop as Black cultural expression in conversation with its attendant Black histories.
- Critically analyze dominant histories projected by nation-states in North America.
- Develop complex arguments about Black popular cultures, that do not classify and calcify the works in dichotomous (emancipatory or oppressive) terms.
- Understand hip hop as a culture, and thus, a relational appreciation for the elements of hip hop.