Race, Rap and Redemption

Race, Rap and Redemption will take rap music seriously as a source of penetrating commentary on the nature of blame and punishment, guilt and innocence and, ultimately, of spiritual transcendence. Where can we look for change, and which things always remain the same? What is redeemable, and what lies beyond redemption? How do we bring ourselves to brotherhood and sisterhood with one another? This event will bring together contemporary recording artists, USC students and faculty to explore the way that rap artists--functioning as griots, poets, prophets and pundits--engage these questions and the debates surrounding them. At evening's end, each of us will have joined in the questioning and debating, and lifted our voices in and through the music.For more information, please visit:http://www.usc.edu/webapps/events_calendar/custom/113/index.php?category=Item&item=0.861438&active_category=Upcoming

Location: Bovard Auditorium

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Daria Yudacufski