ENGLT 301 - Introduction to Literature in Hip-Hop Culture

    Recent Professors
    Alexandria R. White, Jesus A. Limon
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    5.8Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ENGLT 301
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course surveys the literature that exists within Hip-Hop culture. Students will learn to apply critical literary analysis while exploring literature across multiple genres within Hip-Hop culture, including poetry, drama, short fiction, creative non- fiction, essays, and film. The course will explore how the historical, cultural, racial, social and political context of Hip-Hop literary works shape the creative process and products. Students will also explore the evolution of Hip-Hop as a complex culture with various creative outputs, not just a musical genre.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 12:00pm–1:20pm