Monday, April 15, 2013

To shake or not to shake

Hi Everyone

OK, I lied. I am going to show you a few slides (I promise no more than five) at the start of our class Thursday, as one topic that we won't dedicate a whole session to but that is quite important as we recognize ourselves as cultural workers, not just missives of lesson plans: cultural appropriations.


And MHP breaks it down beautifully, relative to the Harlem Shake here.


And here's one of the best pieces I've read in a long time on hip hop, African American English, and the deeply fluid nature of language and culture. It's accessible and worth the time spent with it (of course, I think everything we read merits that, but still).


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