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The College of Arts and HumanitiesB E T H U N E - C O O K M A N U N I V E R S I T YPresentsHIP HOP HURSTONFebruary 15th-16th, 2024. 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ESTSOHRAB HOMI FRACISJOYCELYN WILSONKeynote SpeakerHip-Hop and Culture ExpertCraft Lecturer Author of True Fiction

HIP-HOP HURSTONThe College of Arts and Humanities, Bethune-Cookman University Presentsblackplay(s) Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the PoeticsMr. Johnny Jones, Simmons College of KentuckyDemonstrates how Zora Neale Hurston’s “Characteristics of Negro Expression”functions in the lyrical poetic form of Hip-Hop and Hip-Hop theatre We Hold the Keys: Zora Neale Hurston, The Renaissance, and AutoethnographyMs. RAsheda Young, Rutgers UniversityExamines the interconnectedness of counterculture and Black feminist sound that bothBeyonce and Zora Neale Hurston explore in “The Renaissance” and Mules and MenVisual Rhetoric in Hurston’s Mules and Men: Exploring the Role of Veves in HoodooDr. Michael Barnes, Stetson UniversityDescribes a writing assignment that breaks down the rhetorical appeal of religious texts,focusing on Hurston's Mules and MenZora Neale Hurston as a Qualitative Methods TrailblazerDr. Dannielle Joy Davis, Saint Louis UniversityShows how Hurston’s practices have been applied pedagogically in research courses MODERATOR: Dr. Clarissa West-WhiteOPENING REMARKS9:15-9:30AM9:30-10:45AMPANEL ONE: HIP-HOP, HURSTON, AND HIGHER EDThursday, February 15, 2024Registration link - http://tinyurl.com/272jhmh3 MODERATORS: Dr. Atreyee Gohain and Ms. Mary Corliss11:15AM-12:30AMCRAFT LECTURERegistration link - https://tinyurl.com/bcu-zora24craftMR. SOHRAB FRACIS, Award-Winning Fiction Writer, Jacksonville, Florida

HIP-HOP HURSTONThe College of Arts and Humanities, Bethune-Cookman University PresentsThe Message and the Mode: Zora Neale Hurston and Tupac Shakur EbonicallySpeakingDr. Alice Nicholas, California State University, Long BeachFocuses on the mode of message-making in the language of Zora Neale Hurston andTupac Shakur The Bluest (e) YE: Is Kanye West the New Pecola Breedlove?Ms. Keonna Carter, Independent Scholar Illustrates the deleterious effects of internalized racism by comparing Pecola Breedlovein The Bluest Eye to Kanye (“Ye”) WestBeats, Rhymes, and Social Change: Exploration of Cultural Hip-Hop ActivismMs. Mahogony Jules, Political Science Major, Bethune-Cookman UniversityFocuses on contemporary hip-hop moguls from New York, who actively promotepositivity within their communities12:45-2:00PMPANEL TWO: LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND LYRICS MODERATOR: Dr. Claudette McFaddenRegistration link - http://tinyurl.com/zora24Panel2Screenwriting 101: Learning to Find Your Voice as You Thank the AntagonistMs. Rene Rawls, Writer/ProducerLearn the basic components of a script and how an external journey brings about an internalchangeCloning Voices: A 360 Degree Look into Using AI for Voice Recreation in AudioJournalism and PodcastingMr. Ray Caputo, Bethune-Cookman UniversityExplores the opportunities and threats of using AI voice cloning technologyWhy the Sister in Black Raps the Hardest (Fiction)Dr. RaShell R. Smith-Spears, Jackson State UniversityA young female rap artist meets the devil at the crossroads.Hurston versus Hip-Hop: Technology and Cultural Self-Expression in the ArchivesDr. Marina Del Sol, Howard UniversityExplores archival sources related to Hurston’s research on cultural representation, usingJuxtapose2:15-3:30PMPANEL THREE: LITERARY VOICES: TRADITIONAL AND NEWMODERATOR: Dr. Winifred JohnsonRegistration link - http://tinyurl.com/zora24Panel3Thursday, February 15, 2024

HIP-HOP HURSTONThe College of Arts and Humanities, Bethune-Cookman University PresentsThursday, February 15, 2024Identity-building and World-making in Afro-Peruvian Female Hip-Hop ArtistsMs. Pilar Cacares Cartagena, Ph.D. Student in African and African Diaspora Studies,University of Texas at AustinExplores the construction of narratives of identity-building and world-making in three femaleAfro-Peruvian ArtistsTierra Whack’s Hip-Hop Feminism Ms. Katrina Younes, PhD Student in English and Writing Studies, Western University, CanadaExamines Tierra Whack’s “Clones,” namely her approach to lyricism, visual storytelling, andother hip-hop elements in light of feminist themes of empowerment and identity Being Not: Colorism and Spatial ContortionsMr. Kenneth Avery, PhD Student in Communication and Film, University of MemphisExplores how affect and borders challenge Flo Milli’s ability to acquire success in comparisonto her women rap peers Hip Hop Feminisms and the Black Beautiful BodyMs. Renata Hall, PhD Student in Social Work, McMaster University, CanadaUses hip-hop feminism as a methodology within her research with, for, and by Black women, toexplore sexual identity and care justice needs 4:00-5:00PMPANEL FOUR: HIP-HOP FEMINISMMODERATOR: Dr. Winifred JohnsonRegistration link - http://tinyurl.com/zora24PANEL4Thursday, February 15, 2024

HIP-HOP HURSTONThe College of Arts and Humanities, Bethune-Cookman University PresentsThe Influence and Legacy of Hip-Hop: For Better or WorseDr. Jarvis Curry, The University of the CumberlandsAnalyzes negative responses to hip-hop over the past half centuryMillennial Rap: Hip-Hop Cultures’ Response to Spiritual PluralismDr. Walter Hidalgo, Independent Scholar, New YorkLooks at Hip-Hop culture from a holistic lens by examining its socio-historical and spiritualimpactHurston’s Hoodoo IdentitiesDr. Christopher Peace, Georgia Institute of TechnologyReflects on Hurston’s identification with Hoodoo with interesting outcomes9:00-9:50AMPANEL FIVE: HIP-HOP, HOODOO, AND CULTUREFriday, February 16, 2024MODERATOR: Ms. Davita BonnerRegistration link - http://tinyurl.com/zora24PANEL5The Discovery of a New Novel by Zora Neale Hurston: How Hurston’s GhostwritingReconfigures Her OeuvreDr. Jon Woodson, Emeritus Professor of English, Howard UniversityArgues that Men Marriage and Me, attributed to Peggy Hopkins Joyce, is authored byHurston, as determined by digital stylometryTheir Eyes Were Watching Zora: The Storefront Porch CypherMs. Rae Chesny, Director of Programs, Zora Neale Hurston TrustIlluminates the intricate connections between Zora’s upbringing, hip-hop, and herpioneering anthropological and literary legacy“…And Imma Stick Beside Him”: How Romantic Love Shapes Self-DefinitionDr. Rondrea Danielle Mathis, Bethune-Cookman UniversityAddresses Black women and love as represented in Zora Neale Hurston’s short story“Sweat” and her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God10:00-10:50AMPANEL SIX: TIMELESS HURSTON MODERATOR: Dr. Stephan HamilRegistration link - http://tinyurl.com/zora24PANEL6DR. JOYCELYN WILSON11:15AM-12:30AMKEYNOTE ADDRESSMODERATOR: Mr. Richard PeacockRegistration link - http://tinyurl.com/zora24KeynoteHip-Hop Expert, and Assistant Professor, Black Media Studies, GeorgiaTech

HIP-HOP HURSTONThe College of Arts and Humanities, Bethune-Cookman University PresentsFriday, February 16, 2024Ladies First: Zora Neale Hurston’s Bravado as Blueprint for Early Female MCsDr. Aiesha Turman, Hunter College – CUNYSituates Hurston as a direct forerunner to early female hip-hop pioneersRapper Vs. Public Speaker Language Diversity: Who Uses More Vocabulary?Mr. Damon Hill, PhD Student in English Literature, Morgan State UniversityExamines the difference in the use of unique words between public speakers and rappersSetting Us Back or Pushing Us Forward: Linguistics, Voice, & JusticeDr. Carissa McCray, Virginia State UniversityInitiates a conversation about the expectation of the Black voice12:45-1:45PMPANEL SEVEN:THE VOICE IN HIP-HOPMODERATOR: Mr. Clayton Duhl Registration link - http://tinyurl.com/ZORAPANEL7Black Men’s Dress and Masculinity Politics in Contemporary Hip-HopMr. Julian Randall, PhD Student in Fashion and Clothing, The Manchester Fashion InstituteIllustrates how, in recent years, Black male rappers have adopted “gender fluid” dress andthus redefined Black masculinitiesBlack Femininity and the Corporatization of Allyship Through “Woke” AdvertisingMs. Chante Barnwell, PhD Student in Socio-Legal Studies, York University, CanadaAnalyzes a corporation's use of woke advertising tactics to establish a record of allyshipwith consumers The Intersection of Battle Rap and Black HumorMr. Philmont Bostic, Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityDiscusses how the skills of signifying have risen in the art of battle rapPANEL EIGHT:GENDER AND HUMOR IN HIP-HOPMODERATOR: Ms. Jerica O’NealRegistration link - http://tinyurl.com/zora24PANEL81:45-2:35PMFriday, February 16, 2024

HIP-HOP HURSTONThe College of Arts and Humanities, Bethune-Cookman University PresentsFriday, February 16, 2023Zora Neale Hurston and William Grant Still’s “Caribbean Melodies”Dr. Bianca Jackson, Alcorn State UniversityExplores Zora Neale Hurston and composer William Grant Still's music collaboration,Caribbean Melodies (1941)The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: An Analysis of Racialized “Firsts,” Religion’sHypnoticPower, and Hip-Hop Ms. Irene Newman Jimenez, Undergraduate Student, McGill UniversityExamines the sociopolitical, religious, racialized positionality of Ms. Lauryn Hill and hersuccess in being the first female hip-hop artist to win Best New Artist and Album of theYear at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards A Nostalgic Look at Hip-Hop Mr. Richard Peacock, Bethune-Cookman UniversityMr. Byron Cogdell, Bethune-Cookman UniversityReminisce about growing up listening to hip-hopCLOSING PLENARYRICHARD PEACOCK2:45-3:45PMPANEL NINE:MELODIES AND MEMORIESMODERATOR: Dr. Stephan HamilRegistration link - http://tinyurl.com/zora24PANEL9Friday, February 16, 2024

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