Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Assignment for Spencer's class (Th Apr 10!)

Sorry to use blog space for e-mail matters, but some of your email is bouncing (and please see Leena's post and great comments below).  Here is what Spencer's e-mail to you says:

I would like to change my readings to the two readings and video below:




Below are the questions I want to pose from these readings:
1) To Be Answered Leading up to class: Think of the most incriminating picture, video or post you or a friend put on social media.  How would you explain yourself (or your friend) in a court of law?

2) Should Rap Lyrics be used in court? If yes, should other forms of art and entertainment be admitted to judge a defendant's character? If no, why not?

3) The "Rap Lyrics on Trial" article mentions that other white artists from other genres were never prosecuted for their lyrics. Is this prosecution of hip-hop in particular unfairly targeting urban males or are these rappers incriminating themselves?


4) After listening to "Dance with the Devil", should Immortal Technique go to jail? Explain.

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