Hip Hop Culture in Latin America

3 Hours

Examine the development of the culture of hip hop in Latin America. Utilize a variety of materials including rap lyrics, graffiti, urban muralism, break dance, sound design, and entrepreneurship to discuss media and migratory factors of hip hop expansion in the region; the notions of youth culture conveyed by these expressions; aesthetic debates around hip hop; the public intervention of hip hop groups and their political influence. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 370S (Topic: Hip Hop Culture in Lat Amer), Spanish 355 (Topic: Hip Hop Culture in Lat Amer), 355N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.