HIP-HOP STUDY DAYS at NAZARETH COLLEGE, October 24-25

ROCHESTER, NY (10/15/2013)(readMedia)-- How does hip-hop bring different communities and genders together? The Nazareth College Women and Gender Studies program is exploring these thoughts during its Urban Spaces: Hip-Hop Identities in a Transnational Context conference on October 24 and 25. Members of the regional scholars and artists, Nazareth College students, and Rochester City School students are coming together to explore underrepresented communities around the world and how hip-hop is a common cultural symbol amongst them. The conference begins on Thursday, October 24 at 10:30 a.m. in the Shults Center gym. Some workshops require a reservation; please contact Anne Marie LaFave at alafave2@mail.naz.edu to reserve a seat. For general information about the conference, please contact Dr. Rachel Bailey Jones at rjones3@naz.edu. Nazareth College is located at 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y. 14618.

Thursday events are as follows:

10:30am-12:00pm: Dance Workshop:

Hip-Hop with Nicole Kaplan

Location: Shults Center Gymnasium

Reservation appreciated, please contact Anne Marie LaFave: alafave2@mail.naz.edu

1:00-2:00pm: Dance Workshop:

Jamaican Dance Hall/Reggae & Hip-Hop with Guy Thorne

Location: Shults Center Gymnasium

Reservation appreciated, please contact Anne Marie LaFave: alafave2@mail.naz.edu

5:00-7:00pm: Roundtable discussion organized by Nazareth students

Femininities and Masculinities in Hip-Hop

Discussion Leaders: Rowan Collins, Shateela Hill, and Matthew Maloney

Location: Golisano Academic Building, GAC-325

7:00-10:00pm: Film Screening:

Diamonds in the Rough: a Uganda Hip-Hop Revolution by Brett Mazurek

Location: Golisano Academic Building, GAC-38

Friday events are as follows:

1:00-2:15pm: Panel Presentations:

Poetics & Politics of Hip-Hop: Part 1-Transnational Contexts

Featuring Dr. Skye Paine, Rowan Collins, and Austin Richey

This panel presentation provides insight on Sarko and Booba, a right-wing rap in France, Franco-American Connections and the forming identities in hip-hop, and information on the Chimurenga Renaissance.

Location: The French House

2:30-3:30pm: Panel Presentations:

Poetics & Politics of Hip-Hop: Part 2-The American Stage

Featuring Christopher Mauro, Kristin Rapp, and Shanterra Randall

This panel presentation will discuss empowering women in U.S. hip-hop, the impact of hip-hop and slam poetry on American youth, and slam poetry in New York State.

Location: The French House

3:30pm-4:00pm: Pastry Reception

4:00-5:30pm: Roundtable Discussion:

Poetics & Politics of Hip-Hop: Part 3-The Rochester Stage.

Facilitated by Dr. Brian Bailey and Kristin Rapp

Roundtable Featuring: Shanterra Chalice, Gabrielle Lewis, Keighley Page Farrell, and Angel "Golden" Hagan.

Location: The French House

6:00-7:30pm: Keynote Address by Dr. Tanya Saunders

The Hip-Hop Feminist International

Dr. Tanya L. Saunders is an Assistant Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Ohio State University. She is interested in the ways in the way social change occurs using arts as a tool amongst African Diaspora gender and sexual minorities.

Location: Forum

7:30-8:00pm: Reception

Location: Forum

8:00-10pm: Slam Poetry & Musical Performance

Featuring female hip-hop artists and slam poets from Nazareth College and the Rochester Community

Location: Forum

Co-sponsors for this event are The Institute for Pluralism and the Faculty Film and Lecture committee.