This course is an embodied exploration of Hip Hop feminism as scholarship, praxis, and performance. At once a multimedia research lab and a performance workshop, the course positions students as both critical investigators and creative practitioners. Students will engage the contributions of women in Hip Hop including MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Lauryn Hill, Bahamadia, Eternia, and more. Drawing inspiration from the Lyricist Lounge Show’s theatrical hybrid (rap, comedy, sketch, and improvisation fused into music theatre), students will devise original short performances that interrogate the intersections of race, gender, class, power, and art.
Distribution Area: LA
Prerequisites and Restrictions
None.
Other Information
The course culminates in a showing at the Lewis Center for the Arts during class time on April 30, 2026, in which students present devised Hip-Hop theater skits.
If this course becomes full, please join our waitlist.
