Key
Concepts and Vocabulary
Key
Concepts (for an excellent resource for history/timeline
and other information: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/hiphop/timeline_2000s.htm):
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The ethical implications of sexist attitudes and behavior.
• The importance of confronting the ethical implications
of the gender dilemmas that exist in rap music and hip-hop culture.
• Why misogyny and sexism in rap music should be interrogated.
• The importance of examining both freedom of expression
and artistic responsibility for degrading lyrics and imagery.
• The ethical implications of the objectification of women
in rap music videos
• Stereotypes/archetypes created by rap music videos
• The commodification of hip-hop culture.
Vocabulary
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Archetype
• Artistic responsibility
• Bling
• Ethics and ethos
• Freedom of expression
• Hip-hop culture
• Hip-hop feminism
• Mass media
• Misogyny
• Patriarchy
• Sexism
• Stereotype
• Values
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