Learn more about hip hop at special community event

Students enrolled in Skidmore?s ?Hip Hop Culture? course during the spring 2008 semester have developed an outreach event to educate the community about hip hop culture. The event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 25, in Case Center on campus. Admission is free and open to the public, although some material may not be appropriate for young children.

Working in groups, the students will coordinate activities on such topics as DJs, MCs, graffiti, and break dancing. There also will be interactive stations to allow community members to participate in the various art forms. Performances showcasing local talent will be featured throughout the event.

The ?Hip Hop Culture? course is a collaborative offering involving Skidmore?s departments of American studies and music. Faculty members Lei Ouyang Bryant and Joshua C. Woodfork team-teach the course, which is being offered for the first time this spring. The class of 36 students is using an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on the diverse experiences of the students enrolled.

The April 25 community event is the outreach component of the course. The class defines community as both people at Skidmore (students, faculty, and staff), as well as residents of Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region.

For more information, please contact Bryant at 580-5346 (lbryant@skidmore.edu) or Woodfork at 580-5027 (woodfork@skidmore.edu)