01 Mar Dr. A.D. Carson Schools on Hip-Hop [CSU Signal]
“Snider Hall was almost at full capacity as students, faculty and members of the community gathered to watch Dr. A.D. Carson perform “This Is the Next Time: Reflections on Resistance Through Rhymes and Revolutions.”
Carson, who is a hip-hop professor at the University of Virginia, submitted his 34-track album, “Owning My Masters: The Rhetoric of Rhymes and Revolutions,” as his doctoral dissertation at Clemson University and now uses it as a way of piecing together history with hip-hop as his chosen medium.
As a part of Stan State’s celebration of Black History Month, Dr. Carson expertly tied the history of the United States to current events through his raps. On his track “Good Mourning America,” Carson rapped, “America’s nightmare, is waking up,” which captured the general idea of his performance and set the tone for the rest of the night.
Through his chosen medium, he was able to grab the attention of everyone in the room and all eyes were fixated on him as he bounced from speaking to rapping almost effortlessly.
Dr. Aletha Harven, the faculty advisor for the Black Student Union and a professor for Child Development, spoke about the impact Dr. Carson…”>>READ MORE
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