SIS 2225 - Rap and Society

Credits: 4.00
Where does rap come from and where is it going? Does it create problems in society or reflect them? Does it empower people or objectify them? In this course we will study rap from its origins in New York City to its presence all over the world today by listening to its music and poetry, as well as reading what cultural critics and supporters have to say about it. Through an interdisciplinary approach combining the fields of Music, Sociology, and Political Science, we will examine what Rap says and what it means to, and in, society today.
McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression, Multicultural, Sophomore Interdisciplinary Studies