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Aug 25, 2025
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WGS 239 - Hip Hop: The Global Politics of Culture
Description
Who gets to be “real” in hip hop? Why does being “real” matter? This course examines hip hop’s “politics of authenticity,” which opens avenues to help us speak about colonialism, white supremacy, sexism, and Black cultural resistance. Rightfully centering and honoring the genre’s Afro-diasporic influences, we will examine debates involving transnationalism, gender, sexual, and racial boundaries in hip hop. We will also explore hip hop’s global relevance, such as its sonic and cultural presence in reggaetón and its spread as a global dance form. Overall, this class will prompt students to untangle hip hop’s seemingly contradictory ethos of “keeping it real” while simultaneously promoting broader ideals of cosmopolitanism and global commodification. Same as AFS/AMS/MUS 239 .
Credits: 1
Course Attribute(s):
HUMA Gen Ed: Humanities Requirement
WRLD Gen Ed: World Perspectives Req
Minor: Latin American Studies
Major:Women’s,Gender,Sexuality
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