Music and Life

The evolution of hip hop music and culture from the 1970s through the 1990s, including graffiti art, b-boying(break dancing), DJ-ing, and MC-ing. Examination of the historical and political contexts in which hip hop culture has taken shape. Attention to questions of race, gender, authenticity, consumption, commodification, globalization, and old-fashioned "funkiness." Includes four evening screenings.