Course Catalog

AST 588 Black Popular Culture & the Education of Black Youth

Students explore black popular culture produced and consumed by Black youth, examining how these works draw on African American historical, cultural and linguistic practices. Can Black popular culture be resistant, subversive and contribute to social change? Can these works critically inform the education of Black youth? Course materials draws on scholarship from the fields of education, sociology, African American studies, media studies and linguistics.

Credits

4

Cross Listed Courses

AST 388

Prerequisite

None