Hip-Hop in Times of Pandemic and Protest

Hip-Hop in Times of Pandemic and Protest听is a series of four Wednesday evening events in March, 2021 that explore听the impacts, challenges, and possibilities of the current moment in Hip-Hop.听 Focusing on issues of representation, politics, performance, and pedagogy, these events are a collaboration with Kalonji Nzinga, Director of the Race and Popular Culture Laboratory (RAPLab) and have been funded by the generous support of a Roser Grant and the cooperation of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder鈥檚 Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CNAIS) and the Department of Theatre and Dance.听听In collaboration with this series, the Latin American Studies Center and the Musicology Graduate Students Association sponsored and will host a presentation听and talkback听on Indigenous Hip Hop on Thursday, March 4.听听
All events are online, free, and open to the public. For information and details about each of the events and for their individual Zoom event links, please click on the听links below (hover over the event title).听听We hope you can join us.
"Hip-Hop as Sacred Medicine?: Thoughts on Boujee Natives, Indigenous Rap Music, and NdN Popular Culture"
By Kyle Mays (University of California, Los Angeles)
Wednesday, March 3 at 6:00 pm (MST)
Event Recording Posted
Liberato Kani & Mare Lirika: Presentation and Talkback
Hosted and sponsored by the听Latin American Studies Center听and the Musicology Graduate Students
Thursday, March 4 from 4:00 -听5:30 pm (MST)
Event Recording Posted
Shades of Honey
An evening of spoken word, rap, art and community. Curated by Karia White听with Ass茅tou Xango as Master of Ceremonies
Wednesday, March 10 at 6:00 pm (MST)
Event Recording Posted
鈥淪ounding Politics,鈥 A Roundtable
Featuring听Sacramento Knoxx,听The Reminders, Rennie Harris,听and Linqua Franqa.听听Moderated by Michael Jeffries (Wellesley University).
Wednesday, March 17 at 6:00 pm (MST)
Event Recording Posted
鈥淎t The Crossroads of Hip-Hop and Education: Reimagining the Corner as Classroom鈥
Featuring Bettina Love (University of Georgia), Stephen Brackett,听and Jidenna. Moderated by Kalonji Nzinga.
Wednesday, March 24 at 6:00 pm (MST)