FRN3703

Rap culture: an ethnographic analysis of contemporary France

(ART)

Patrick Durel

6 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: While examining the specificity of Hip-Hop culture and Rap as cultural productions, students will consider broader social issues in France today. They will examine Hip-Hop as an answer to a hostile social and urban environment while analyzing the function of the Rap artist as social commentator.

Assessment: Assignment (1000 words): 20% + Assignment (1200 words): 30% + Oral presentations: 20% + Essay (1500 words): 30%