Anthropology of Hip-Hop in a Global Perspective

Instructor: Melisa Rivière

Office:
388 HHH // University of Minnesota
6S GLC // Hamline University

Office hours & location:
Tues 12:45 – 2:00pm and by appointment
(387 Hubert H Humphrey Center/Anth TA office)
Email: rivi0001@umn.edu
Global Studies: 612.624.9007
Anthropology: 612.625.3400
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GLC6S
Office hours 5-6PM Thurs or by appointment
651-523-2682
Hamline University

 
Anthropology of Hip-Hop in a Global Perspective © M.Rivière; 2006
 

Anth 3980
Hip-Hop in a Global Perspective
Hamline University // Spring 2008

Instructor: M. Riviere
Email: rivi0001@umn.edu // mriviere01@gw.hamline.edu

An essential part of bridging theory with practice is experiencing the difference between learning to do hip-hop and learning about hip-hop. You are required to assist ONE of five workshops offered in aerosol/graffiti art, beat boxing, break dancing, lyricism, and turntablism. Workshop leaders are professional, well-known local hip-hop icons.

Your grade for this participation will be reflected in your workshop reaction paper (worth 15% of your overall grade). Your reaction paper should focus on the relationship between the study of hip-hop and the performative action of producing one of the elements of hip-hop. You must include reference to workshop details.

Papers should be 5-6 double-spaced pages, 12 inch font, standard one-inch margins, should you reference the texts please include full citations. You may use either APA or MLA citation styles (either footnotes, endnotes or within text citations) however you must be consistent with your choice of writing style.

Workshop reaction papers are due by the end of the semester – however I recommend their submission soon after the session to keep your ideas and memories from the workshop content fresh. A good time frame to consider is just over a week after their respective sessions.

Hip-Hop Workshops

Hip-Hop Workshop I Beat boxing: Carnage
http://www.myspace.com/carnagetheexecutioner
Saturday Feb 23, 4:30 – 6:30pm
GLC 6S
WORKSHOP PAPER RECOMMENDED SUBMISSION DATE: Tues. March 4

Hip-Hop Workshop II Rap/Lyricism: Desdamona
http://www.myspace.com/desdamona
Saturday Mar 8, 4-6pm
GLC 6S
WORKSHOP PAPER RECOMMENDED SUBMISSION DATE: Tues. March 25

Hip-Hop Workshop III Break dancing: Daylight
http://www.myspace.com/bboydaylight
Saturday - Mar 29, 4-6pm
GLC 6S
WORKSHOP PAPER RECOMMENDED SUBMISSION DATE: Tues. April 8

Hip-Hop Workshop IV Turntablism: DJ Fundamentalist
http://www.myspace.com/djfundo
Saturday, Apr 12, 4-6pm
GLC 6S
WORKSHOP PAPER RECOMMENDED SUBMISSION DATE: Tues. April 22

Hip-Hop Workshop V Graffiti Art: Chen (AKB)
Saturday, Apr 26 1-3pm
Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Avenue South, Mpls.
WORKSHOP PAPER RECOMMENDED SUBMISSION DATE: Tues. May 6