Hip-Hop and Women
The moderator was Bakari Kitwana, co-founder of the first National Hip-Hop Political Convention and author of Why White Kids Love Hip-Hop. Joan Morgan is the author of When Chickenheads Come to Roost: My Life as a Hip-Hop Femininst. Mark Anthony Neal is the author of New Black Man: Rethinking Black Masculinity. Tracy Sharpley-Whiting is the author of Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Young Black Women, Hip-Hop and the New Gender Politics. David Ikard is the author of Breaking the Silence: Toward a Black Male Feminist Criticism.
This event was also sponsored by Columbia College Chicago, International House Global Voices Performing Arts Series, and Doc Films at the University of Chicago. The event was also hosted by Rap Sessions, a national discussion tour focusing on issues facing the hip-hop generation.
A community roundtable addressed the question, “Does Hip-Hop Hate Women?” The panelists talked about their books on the topic and responded to… read more
A community roundtable addressed the question, “Does Hip-Hop Hate Women?” The panelists talked about their books on the topic and responded to audience members' comments and questions. This program contains language that some may find offensive.
The moderator was Bakari Kitwana, co-founder of the first National Hip-Hop Political Convention and author of Why White Kids Love Hip-Hop. Joan Morgan is the author of When Chickenheads Come to Roost: My Life as a Hip-Hop Femininst. Mark Anthony Neal is the author of New Black Man: Rethinking Black Masculinity. Tracy Sharpley-Whiting is the author of Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Young Black Women, Hip-Hop and the New Gender Politics. David Ikard is the author of Breaking the Silence: Toward a Black Male Feminist Criticism.
This event was also sponsored by Columbia College Chicago, International House Global Voices Performing Arts Series, and Doc Films at the University of Chicago. The event was also hosted by Rap Sessions, a national discussion tour focusing on issues facing the hip-hop generation. close
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David Ikard Author
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Bakari Kitwana Author
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Joan Morgan Author
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Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting Director Vanderbilt University->Program in African American and Diaspora Studies
Hosting Organization
- University of Chicago | Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
- Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media
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