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Power Panels
IN VISIONS 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Much has been said and
written about the impact of cinema on hip hop culture. For instance, hip hop artists often
incorporate the themes and images from the blaxploitation genre (e.g., Superfly)
or
the contemporary gangster genre (e.g., The Godfather) into their work. On a
different tip, this panel will consider how contemporary films such as Menace II
Society, Set It Off and Deep Cover have been influenced by the hip hop
aesthetic. We will ask what determines a hip hop film: Is it the soundtrack? The actors?
The setting? Further, this panel will address and contextualize those films that are
specifically about the culture, such as Wild Style, Breakin’ and Beat
Street.
Confirmed panelists:
La'Tonya Rease Miles (moderator), Bob Bryan, Thomas Guzman-Sanchez, Ice-T, Carlos
"Mare 139" Rodriguez, S. Craig Watkins, N'Bushe Wright
FLIP THE SCRIPT, 4:30 - 6:00
p.m.
This panel will focus on how
ideas about style, fashion and presentation travel over time and space. More specifically,
it will address the various ways that hip hop artists outside of the United States
reflect the culture. Participants will discuss certain trends within hip hop that have
spread globally and will elaborate on notions of continuity and interpretation.
Additionally, the panel will address the broad category of language, including the
numerous regional dialects that exist, as well as issues concerning bilingualism or
multi-lingualism.
Confirmed panelists: Julian
Ware (moderator), Mbacke Dioum, S.H. Fernando, Jr., Cheryl Keyes, Lakandiwa M. de Leon,
WANE
LADIES FIRST, 10-11:30 a.m.
Although we fully
acknowledge that the concept of gender is not limited to women, this panel will focus on
the social, political and cultural role of women in hip hop. In order to actively address
the sexism and misogyny present within particular aspects of the culture, the panel will
discuss the way in which female hip hop artists produce, perform and potentially subvert
constructions of race, gender and sexuality in their music, art, dance and
journalism.
Confirmed panelists: Shani
O'Neal (co-moderator), Monique Matthews (co-moderator), Asia, Big Lez, Sandra "Lady
Pink" Fabara, Karen Good, Medusa
CHIPS, CHEDDAR, AND
C.R.E.A.M., 1:30 -
3:00 p.m.
The hip hop movement seems
to have evolved from a rebellious social movement in its early years, to one that now
actively promotes material gain and capital excess. This panel will address the apparent
contradiction and tension that exists between these themes and seeks to determine whether
or not it’s possible to simultaneously reach for the riches and stand for revolution.
Finally, we will look at the role of the hip hop artist as an entrepreneur and question
the limits of freedom in a rigid and often stifling corporate market.
Confirmed panelists: Davey D
(moderator), Kamau Daaood, Ras Kass, George Lipsitz, Kierna Mayo, SPIE
FIGHT THE POWER, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
In many ways, hip hop
represents a marginalized community, both socially and economically speaking.
Throughout its existence as a cultural art form, hip hop as consistently provided the
means by which youth have established a political voice, whether on the local or national
level. Over the years, several organizations have been built around the marriage of
music and politics such as the Stop the Violence Movement and the Zulu Nation. This
panel will focus on the practicality of such efforts and closely consider those issues
that most frequently face the hip hop nation. We will look at what has proven
successful in the past and what has not worked. Finally, we aim to establish a
foundation for organizing the hip hop community in the future.
Confirmed panelists: DUSK
ONE (co-moderator), DJ SAKE ONE (co-moderator), Jasmin Barker, Boots, Ben Caldwell,
KET,
Frank Sosa
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