Prep
- Murray S. Davis, ‘That’s Interesting! Towards a Phenomenology of Sociology and a Sociology of Phenomenology’, Philosophy of the Social Sciences (1971)
- Video: Robert Glasper: “Jazz is the mother of hip-hop” | JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA (19 April 2017). An example of a clearly stated, interesting thesis—and one that’s EXTREMELY debatable.
In Class
- Attendance
- Q&A: How can we come up with a thesis, and what is the mark of a good one?
- Small Group Huddles
- Reading Notes for Next Time
- Kembrew McLeod, ‘Authenticity Within Hip-Hop and Other Cultures Threatened With Assimilation’ (password-protected PDF), in Forman and Neal (2012)
- Audio: TBD
- Video: Adam Neely, ‘Why Are There So Few Cover Rap Songs?’ (22 September 2022)
