RLST083 CM - Hip-Hop, Religion and Revolution

This class examines the revolutionary intersections of race, religion and Hip-Hop from 1960-Present. It explores how Black and racial-ethnic Hip-Hop, R&B, and other artists (Latino, Muslim, Jewish) have kept alive the civil rights and black power critiques of anti-Black racism, challenged racist narratives, stereotypes, and the social construction of race-ethnicity, and used their music as a form of religious, political, and social protest, criticism, and commentary. It analyzes how they’ve leveraged their superstar power and platforms to promote racial justice, cultural empowerment, religious expression, and revolutionary social change and assesses their struggles with commercialization, domestication, and harmful social practices.

Offered: Once per year

Credit: 1

Course Number: RLST083 CM