VTDITC: Hip Hop Studies at Virginia Tech
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- Give Me A Break 3Good Homie Signs (2019-03-02)Give Me A Break 3 is an aerosol art piece created on March 2, 2019 by Good Homie Signs at the Flowmigos (also known as the VT Breaking Club) and VTDITC: Hip Hop Studies at Virginia Tech's second Park Jam. This event was free to the public and celebrated elements of Hip Hop including Graffiti, Breaking, DJing, and MCing.
- Give Me A Break 2Good Homie Signs; Icue (2018-03-18)Give Me A Break 2 is a collaborative aerosol art piece by Good Homie Signs and Icue at the Flowmigos (also known as the VT Breaking Club) and VTDITC: Hip Hop Studies at Virginia Tech's first Park Jam. This event was free to the public and celebrated elements of Hip Hop culture including Graffiti, Breaking, DJing, and MCing.
- Hip Hop @ VTGood Homie Signs (2018-07-29)Hip Hop @ VT is an aerosol art piece created by Good Homie Signs in July of 2018. It was the centerpiece of the VT University Libraries’ exhibit of the same name that was displayed in the Fall 2018 semester.
- IndigenousMeme FNF (2019-03-02)Indigenous is an aerosol art piece created by Meme FNF on March 2, 2019 at the Flowmigos (also known as the VT Breaking Club) and VTDITC: Hip Hop Studies at Virginia Tech's second Park Jam. This event was free to the public and celebrated elements of Hip Hop including Graffiti, Breaking, DJing, and MCing.
- VTDITC: Hip Hop Studies at Virginia Tech and COVID-19Weiss, Jasmine (2021)VTDITC: Hip Hop Studies at Virginia Tech has a heavy focus on community-based learning, we make sure to support our communities’ interest in Hip Hop, and facilitate spaces where people can recognize Hip Hop as a scholarly practice. We have a variety of programs we offer including a monthly seminar, weekly studio hours, media literacy workshops, and live DJ mixes. COVID-19 emerged across the United States around March 2020 and directly impacted everyone's life in various ways. VTDITC programing has had to adjust because of our country’s new norms.
- #VTDITC: Hip Hop Studies at Virginia Tech 2018-2019Arthur, Craig E. (Virginia Tech University Libraries, 2019)Digging in the Crates: Hip Hop Studies at Virginia Tech, or #VTDITC, exists to foster a sense of community among hip hop artists, fans, and scholars on campus. This annual report details the group's efforts to promote hip hop studies and creative expression in 2018-2019.
- Hip Hop @ VTFralin, Scott; Foutch, Mallory; Arthur, Craig E.; Harrison, Anthony Kwame; Paige, Frederick; Luu, Eric; Downing, Juel (Virginia Tech, 2018-08-20)This exhibit is a broad overview of Hip Hop at Virginia Tech. It includes materials from classes taught on Hip Hop, showcases the work of the VT Digging in the Crates team, examples of the type of art that has been generated by the VTDITC team, and provides points of contact for student groups related to Hip Hop on campus. Exhibit also contained an interactive component with a soundbooth where, during specific hours, visitors were able to record their own stories about how Hip Hop has made a difference in their lives and upload them to Storycorps 2018/08/20 - 2018/11/18
- #VTDITC vol 10: Intro to DJing & Fair Use(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2018-09-28)Try your hands at DJing at this free event! Learn how to put fair use into practice while getting hands-on time with a variety of professional-level DJ equipment as well as instruction from professional DJs. #VTDITC: hip hop scholarship through community creation
- #VTDITC vol. 9: Gender & Hip HopSmith, Blair Ebony; Jennings, Kyesha (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2018-04-19)Join Blair Ebony Smith [PhD Candidate at Syracuse University and artist-scholar with organizing collective Saving Our Lives Hear Our Truths (SOLHOT) as well as girl-band We Levitate], and Kyesha Jennings (Hip Hop Scholar and Curator/English Lecturer at NC State University) for a discussion of how issues of gender manifest in hip hop culture. Performances and an open cypher to follow. #VTDITC
- #VTDITC Vol 8: Hip Hop & LiberationFaulkner, Brandy S.; Offendum, Omar; Right, Dumi; Taj, Saba (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2018-03-15)Join Dumi Right (DC), Omar Offendum (LA), Saba Taj (NC), and Dr. Brandy Faulkner (VT Department of Political Science) for a discussion of hip hop as a tool for liberation. Performances and an open cypher to follow. #VTDITC
- #VTDITC Vol 6: Hip Hop & Digital LiteracyCarson, A. D.; Harrison, Anthony Kwame; Sum; Zed, Nathan; Jones, Stimulator (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2017-12-05)Join Dr. AD Carson (University of Virginia, Assistant Professor of Hip Hop), Sum (Los Angeles based recording artist and organizer), Nathan Zed (Virginia Tech student and creator), Stimulator Jones (Stones Throw Records), and Dr. Kwame Harrison (Virginia Tech Sociology / Africana Studies Professor) for a discussion of the intersection of digital literacy and hip hop's creative practices.