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- Effective Term:
- Summer 2014 through Summer 2018
- Course Number:
- D 275
- Course Title:
- Dance and Hip Hop Culture
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 40
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion students should be able to:
Identify the artistic, social, historical, and cultural contexts of dance in order to appreciate dance as an integral part of our lives
Recognize artistic movements in Hip Hop history as they related to social and political themes of the same time period.
Examine how personal bias, cultural perspectives, and aesthetic values shape our response to various forms of artistic expression inherent in Hip Hop.
Course Activities and Design
Review and summarize key points from assigned readings, documentaries and live events
Written exams
Questionnaires
Class discussion and debate
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Questionnaires
Written exams
Written reviews/critiques
Creative project
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Explore the four elements of Hip Hop
Examine how Hip Hop has evolved over time
Identify subcultures of Hip Hop
Evaluate the relationship between Hip Hop and popular media
Provide arguments to support opinions regarding certain forms of artistic expression
Identify and summarize key points contained in documentaries and videos
Attend and review related live events
Complete a creative project embodying an element of Hip Hop culture
Apply skills of observation, interpretation, and evaluation in looking at various forms of artistic expression
Recognize artistic movements in history as they relate to social and political themes of the same
time period