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MUSC 1118 - Hip-Hop Music and Social Justice


Credits: 3

Catalog Description
This course provides a survey of the history of social justice through the lens of Hip-Hop music. Along with being a survey into Hip-Hop artists who have dealt with social justice issues in their work, this class will also explore how the roots and continued evolution of Hip-Hop have tied into significant cultural criticism, activism, and protest in American History.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 06C: The Humanities and Fine Arts, Goal 07B: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States



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