The Hiphop Archive @ Stanford University presents Medusa and DJ Pam the Funkstress

Medusa:
"The Angela Davis of Hip Hop"
'Best Hip Hop Artist"--LA Weekly

DJ Pam the Funkstress
Member of The Coup
"Leaves turntables smoking..."

... and other special guests!

Before the concert ... hear Medusa speak!
"A Conversation on Gender Politics and Hiphop" (with Comm 148)
11am, Hewlett 201

Open to the Public

Download Syllabus

In Hiphop the WORD is the message. Language is a system of sounds and symbols and communication in any language is based on how to use that system. Many words and expressions in Hiphop represent regions, neighborhoods and cities. If you know the system, you have power over ideas and imagination. You can build, change, plan, play and destroy. For more information go to: http://worldhiphop.net/lx/

Attendance for the workshop and reception is limited and by reservation only. For reservations, contact the CSRE Undergraduate Program Office in Building 240, Room 103 or email mibarra@stanford.edu.

Presenting an exclusive opportunity for students to explore

Workshop

Introduction by Prof. David Palumbo-Liu, CSRE Undergraduate Director
Introduction to the Hiphop Archive by Prof. Marcyliena Morgan

History of the Archive
Survey of Archive Content
Connected Projects
How to Get Involved
Accessing Materials
Refreshments in the Avocado Courtyard

Filmmakers have begun to chronicle Hiphop's role in various countries throughout the globe. This film series represents a sampling of some of the films now available and in development. Films in this series represent: France, Japan, Cuba, China and Kenya.

Hiphop is the language of the world's new generation. Youth from the townships of South Africa, Massai Villages in Tanzania, regions of Italy, clubs in New York City, to the concert halls of Amsterdam, London and Paris already rhyme about corruption, HIV/AIDS, and civil war, creating a powerful outlet for protest and global recognition. By localizing and vocalizing American Hiphop beats into French, Wolof, Arabic, Hebrew, Twi, Swahili, and Spanish, Hiphop is a tour de force that can inspire creativity by providing youth with alternative spaces and venues to voice their opinions, and educate and empower one another.

"Hip-Hop is the voice of this generation. It has become a powerful force. Hip-hop binds all of these people, all of these nationalities, all over the world."
- DJ Kool Herc Can't Stop Won't Stop

Born in the embattled streets of New York City in the 1970s, Hip Hop culture has grown into a powerful artistic, cultural, and political movement. From Shanghai to San Juan, youth around the world are now using Hip Hop culture to express the realities of their lives. This course will examine Hip Hop cultures in Japan, China, France, Italy, Kenya and the Philippines. Students will use written texts, films, and music to explore issues of authenticity, identity formation, processes of appropriation, localization, race, and resistance. SyllabusDownload file

Hiphop is a global phenomenon that influences social life far beyond the music and entertainment industries. Yet beyond descriptions and critiques of its mass appeal, few have considered hiphop's development of standards and evaluations across all artistic areas and culture. Moreover, the consequences of an audience trained in the changing standards of hip-hop and charged with upholding them, has not been thoroughly explored. This course provides a critical examination of hip-hop in the US and its role as a cultural, political and artistic resource for youth. It will explore the artistic, social, cultural, linguistic and political implications of hiphop. It is taught from the perspective of cultural and linguistic anthropology and media studies. Each year the course will include a special topic with guest lecturer. In 2007, the main focus will be on hiphop, health and world affairs.