FRN2220

Rap culture: towards an ethnographic analysis of contemporary France

(ART)

P Durel

8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: Rap as cultural practice and hip hop as popular culture. Its social context and conditions of production and circulation. Social structures of power in contemporary France. Rap lyrics. The reading workshops and the seminars will be principally conducted in French.

Assessment: Two article reviews in French (400 words and 500 words): 10% each + Two written assignments in French (600 words and 1500 words): 15% and 20% respectively + One oral presentation in French: 20% + One individual project (200 words): 25%