UCLA A sampling of books on hip-hop and Black culture by UCLA faculty members who will play an integral role in the new Hip Hop Initiative.
UCLA A sampling of books on hip-hop and Black culture by UCLA faculty members who will play an integral role in the new Hip Hop Initiative. Building on decades of scholarship, the campus's new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form Building on decades of scholarship, the campus's new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form UCLA's Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies today launched its wide-ranging Hip Hop Initiative, which will establish UCLA as a leading center for hip-hop studies globally by way of artist residencies, community engagement programs, a book series, an oral history and digital archive project, postdoctoral fellowships and more. Chuck D, the longtime leader of the politically and socially conscious rap group Public Enemy, is the program's first artist-in-residence. The initiative focuses on hip-hop as one of modern history's most powerful cultural movements and most visible symbols of contemporary Black performance and protest. "As we celebrate 50 years of hip-hop music and cultural history, the rigorous study of the culture offers us a wealth of intellectual insight into the massive social and political impact of Black music, Black history and Black people on global culture — from language, dance, visual art and fashion to electoral politics, political activism and more, " said anthropology professor H. Samy Alim, who is spearheading the initiative.
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