Leading my first class as a TA
Today, I lead a discussion in a CMS undergrad class that might interest some readers of this blog. The outline is roughly similar to my emerging thesis work so your feedback is extremely valuable.
The slides were made with HTML Slidy, an awesome web-based powerpoint alternative. You can check them here:
http://kevindriscoll.info/docs/presentations/hiphopapproach/
The Hip Hop Approach: Technology, Ambience, and Orality in Popular Music
These were the assigned readings (PDF):
- Erwin, Jack. (2007). Let The Kids Grow. XXL, Jan/Feb 2008 (No. 99), 68-69.
- Lil Wayne. DJ Drama. (2006). The Dedication 2. Retrieved January 31
2008, from Dat Piff. - Rose, Tricia. (1994). Give Me A (Break) Beat!: Sampling And Repetition
In Rap Production. In, Black Noise (pp. 73-80). Middletown, CT:
Wesleyan University Press. - Rose, Tricia. (1994). Rhythmic Repetition, Industrial Forces, and
Black Practice. In, Black Noise (pp. 65-72). Middletown, CT: Wesleyan
University Press. - Shapiro, Samantha M. (2007, February 18). Hip-Hop Outlaw (Industry
Version). The New York Times.
Next time, I’ll try to get some video/ audio together for y’all.
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academia, djdrama, hiphop, lilwayne, mixtapes, noise, orality, pop, research, souljaboy, todomundo, triciarose, video
Tags: academia, djdrama, hiphop, lilwayne, mixtapes, noise, orality, pop, research, souljaboy, triciarose, video
