Field Study proposal excerpt
Throughout the time with this contract Andre will be studying self expression and creativity through Hip-hop, an oral art form with roots in music and poetry. He will be studying the techniques of Hip-hop artists and implementing them into his own music and poetry, and will be creating a “My Poets” chapter based on Maureen McClane’s “My Poets: My Emily Dickinson” for both Hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur’s lyrics and poetry as well as his own. To produce this music Andre will be using self supplied recording equipment to create a collection of voice recordings and will be using Evergreen’s mixing bench to edit the sound of each recording. From this the student will learn about creativity and poetry through a series of rules and disciplines including rhythmic and tonal disciplines involving his own voice. While working on this project, Andre will continue to participate in core program activites as described by the program syllabus.
ABCs and 123s – weekly log and field notes
- Hh – Week 9 Log June 6, 2013 May 27th 2 hours – Writing Poetry 3 hours – Reading: How To Rap: The Art and Science of The Hip Hop MC 2 hours – Recording May 28th 2.5 hours – Attending Seminar on ...
- Hh – Week 8 Log June 4, 2013 May 20th 4 hours – Studying Tupac: Strictly for My N.*.G.G.A.Z. 2 hours – Writing Poetry 2 hours – Comparing Tupac: 2Pacalypse to All Eyez On Me May 21st 2.5 hours – Attending Seminar on ...
- Hh – Week 7 Log June 4, 2013 May 13th 2.5 hours – Reading: How To Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip Hop MC 4 hours – Writing lyrics 2.5 hours – Studying Tupac: 2Pacalypse Now May 14th 2.5 hours – ...
- Hh – Week 6 Log May 12, 2013 May 6th 3.5 hours – Reading: How To Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip Hop MC 3 hours – Writing lyrics 1.5 hours – Studying Tupac: The Rose That Grew From ...
Bachelardian Reverie
- Hh – Week 9 Reverie May 28, 2013 “We have already contrasted two ways of thinking about sociality in social neuroscience: On the one hand, we find the impoverished conception of sociality that can be found in most ...
- Hh – Week 8 Reverie May 21, 2013 “Many from the social and human sciences regard this neurobiologization of the self as the most challenging feature of contemporary neuroscience. It seems to threaten the very conception of the ...
- Hh – Week 7 Reverie May 14, 2013 “Antisocial and violent conduct is a major social problem, which also generates significant economic costs, and is hence an important target for government intervention. Such conduct runs in families, and ...
- Hh – Week 6 Reverie May 7, 2013 “We live in groups, families, communities, societies. We work collaboratively in organizations, fight in bands and armies, take pleasure in events where we gather together to dance, party, watch or ...
Poetry
- Hh – Week 9 Poetry This is a poem I haven’t finished yet, but I love it and will give an update when I finish it! I Heard Sirens I heard sirens They wailed a song which could ...
- Hh – Week 8 Poetry This is a poem I wrote based on Tupac’s “In The Depths of Solitude”, it’s in the front of my poetry book and I dedicated it to myself. The Valley I live ...
- Hh – Week 7 Poetry This is a poem I wrote about monsters, which led to me writing a song about embodying the spirit of being a “monster”. I feel as though in society, we ...
- Hh – Week 6 Poetry This is a poem I wrote based on Tupac’s “If There Be Pain” and a line that really resonated with me which is “My life was lived through falling rain”, ...
Poetry Observed
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