Prep
- Jorge ‘Popmaster Fabel’ Pabon, ‘Physical Graffiti: The History of Hip-Hop Dance’, in Jeff Chang, ed., Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop (BasicBooks, 2006). Also reprinted in Forman and Neal (2012).
- Audio: Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band, ‘Scorpio’ (1971)
- Video: Wild Style (Charlie Ahearn, 1982). We’ll watch this movie in class, but I encourage you to look at it in advance. You can view this movie for free using the hyperlink in the title.
In Class
- Attendance/Introductions
- Q&A: How are contemporary forms of hip-hop dance shaped by the medium of TikTok?
- Reading Notes for Next Time
- Jeff Chang, ‘Zulus on a Time Bomb: Hip-Hop Meets the Rockers Downtown’, in Forman and Neal (2012)
- Audio: TBA
- Video: Wild Style (Charlie Ahearn, 1982), cont’d