MI week 12

Thursday (12b)

Islamic punk (taqwacore) and hip hop

Due

Read Islam in the Mix: Lessons of the Five Percent, by anthropologist Ted Swedenburg (University of Arkansas). Locate 2 examples of Islamic hip hop online. Explaining how each conveys an Islamic orientation, based on lyrics or images or other features. You may locate examples from Swedenburg's article if you wish, or may broaden the search to hip hop worldwide. Submit via eClass under (12b) along with the artist name.

Class

We'll finish watching Taqwacore and discuss it, then talk about Muslim hip hop, as time allows, and wrap that up on Tuesday. Don't forget to submit your draft papers on Tuesday - these can be incomplete, but should show some serious effort in writing and research.