Prep
(Note: These are all short, whether texts or audiovisual clips; please make sure you check them out before our first meeting!)
- Ground Rules for the Classroom
- Frederick Douglas, ‘Learning to Read and Write’ (1845)
- Malcolm X, ‘Learning to Read’ (1965)
- Video: Robert Glasper: “Jazz is the mother of hip-hop” | JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA (19 April 2017)
In Class
- Attendance
- Q&A: What do we gain from the academic study of hip-hop? And what do academics typically get wrong about hip-hop?
- Reading Notes for Next Time
- Benedict Carey, ‘In Music, Others’ Tastes May Help Shape Your Own’, New York Times (14 February 2006)
- Shamus Khan, ‘The New Elitists’, New York Times (7 July 2012)
- Audio: ‘How to Listen to Music in 4 Easy Steps’, Switched on Pop 50
