New Haven Hip Hop Conference

New Haven Hip Hop Conference

New Haven Hip-Hop Conference

Finding Common Ground:  Exploring Interconnections in Social Justice, Media,

                                                        Education, and Cultural Politics

 

Saturday, July 19, 2014
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Engleman Hall
9am – 9pm

 

An interdisciplinary, multigenerational conference sponsored by the SCSU Department of History, Women's Studies Program, Office of the Provost, and Uptown Dance Academy Artsucation™ Network.
The New Haven Hip-Hop Conference presents the multifaceted elements of hip-hop culture and its supporters in order to educate students, parents, teachers, performance and visual artists, scholars, and civic leaders on the genre's myriad social abilities while connecting attendees as resources for each other's work in the community.
Taking place on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University—"an intentionally diverse and comprehensive university"—the NHHHC strives to model academic excellence through its array of scholarly panels; provide access to the community by making the conference affordable and welcoming to a range of hip-hop "practitioners" and those interest in the subject; and engage with social justice and service for the public good by centering the discourse around the positive uses of hip-hop in addressing societal ills. This year's theme is Finding Common Ground: Exploring Interconnections in Social Justice, Media, Education, and Cultural Politics.
Keynote Address: Easy AD of "The Cold Crush Brothers"
Hosted by: Baub Bidon, New Haven Spoken Word Artist
This year's panel discussion will focus on issues related to hip-hop culture and activism including:
• Hip-Hop and Body Politics (media representations, women and beauty standards, fashion policing)
• Hip-Hop as Social Justice (activism, peer accountability, social justice in the curriculum)
• Hip-Hop in the Curriculum (hip-hop and creative sciences/academic subject areas)
• Hip-Hop Health (mental, physical, and spiritual health of urban youth)
• Hip-Hop and Criminal Justice (drug culture, "stop and frisk," youth and law enforcement)
• Hip-Hop and Sexuality (masculinity and female sexuality in the music/video culture, LGBT hip-hop community)
• Hip-Hop Literacy (hip-hop and reading/writing skills, vernacular, being "hip-hop literate")
Conference Schedule
8:30am - 9:30am: Meet and Greet/Registration/Breakfast
9:30am - 11:00am: "6 Elements of Hip-Hop" Interactive Workshop
(Graffiti, Emcee, Break Dancer, DeeJay, Beat Boxing, Fashion)
11:00am - 11:45am: Keynote: Easy AD of the Cold Crush Brothers
11:45am - 12:30pm: Lunch
12:45pm - 2:15pm: Panel Discussion A
2:20pm - 3:50pm: Panel Discussion B
4:00pm - 4:30pm: Closing Remarks
4:45pm - 5:45pm: Presenters' Reception
6:00pm - 9:00pm: Conference Showcase hosted by Baub Bidon, New Haven Spoken Word Artist

Registration:       http://tickets.southernct.edu/eventperformances.asp?evt=757
Call for Presentations:    https://www.facebook.com/newhavenhiphopconference
For Vending and Donations:       newhavenhiphopconference@gmail.com