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Georgia M. Roberts
CHID 480
Seattle Campus
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework with an interdisciplinary perspective. Offered: AWSp.
Class description
"THE TEXTUAL APPEAL OF TUPAC SHAKUR"
This course explores the literary-historical influences present in the work of late poet and hip hop artist Tupac Shakur. We will look at a variety of texts, including Sun Tzu's "The Art of War," Machiavelli's "The Prince," Frantz Fanon's "Wretched of the Earth" as well as various selections from the works of Huey P. Newton and Antonio Gramsci. We will read these texts alongside Tupac's lyrics in an effort to understand the 'theory of being' proposed by his work. Two primary goals will govern the overall structure of the course: 1) we will situate Tupac's thinking about race, culture, economics and national belonging within a larger historical framework, and 2) we will critically engage the significance of religious and military allusions and metaphors throughout his work.
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