AAAS 324: FROM SLAVERY TO HIP HOP

Fall 2025 · Section 001 · CRN 15080

From the Slavery to Hip Hop: Linguistic liberation in the African Diaspora examines diverse linguistic invocations of the quest for freedom in countries where African slaves were imported or in African nations that were once colonized by European countries. Discourse analyses and Conversation Analyses of songs, sermons, speeches, radio and television broadcasts, depictions of Black people in films, and writings that promote human rights, equal opportunities and unbiased justice will provide the basis for original student research projects. Cross-list: LING 324.

Credits
3
Instructors
John Baugh

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