SF-1197 The History of Rap, Hip Hop and Popular Culture
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to rap music and hip hop culture and examine it as a cultural critical and historic phenomena. This course explores the connection of rap music to social movements/social justice as well as to understand it in the context of its place in pop culture. The objective is to be able to critically and historically understand rap music in the context of the social political economic and cultural environment of the time during its rise.
Prerequisite
Student has satisfied all of the following Academic Unit (Computed) in the selection list Advertising Public Relations and Social Media, Art and Design, Biology, Biology and Radiation Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Communication Journalism and Media, Economics, English, Environmental Science and Studies, History Language and Global Culture, INTO College of Arts and Sciences, Math and Computer Science, Medical Dosimetry, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and Legal Studies, Psychology, Radiation Sciences, Sociology and Criminal Justice ... And Student has satisfied all of the following Latest Class Standing in the selection list Freshman