Last week in AYA, we touched on how Hip Hop has advocated for social movements and became an avenue for self-expression. The youth can relate to many rappers’ perspectives or upbringing, and these songs create a community. Rap has fostered social advocacy, but the ever-evolving industry is now shifting toward whatever makes the most money. …
Category Archives: Week2_2023
The Experience Continues
Hip Hop Influence Around the World!
My Name is, Pedro Madrigal and, This week we talked about how Childish Gambino song “This is America” Is trying so send a message to all the world with his song. The message that he try’s to spread over the world is that black people live together and die together in their fight against injustice. …
Streets and Stages
As cultures and subcultures continue to be heavily disseminated amongst mass media, the question of gatekeeping is frequently brought up in the name of protecting a groups authenticity. Simply, gatekeeping is the act of controlling or limiting access to something and in the online sphere where information and discourse is generally assumed to be public, …
Halfway There
Thinking back on my second week with the USC AYA program I could only think of the incredible lessons I have learned from not only Professor López and Professor Turner but all my amazing peers who I’ve gotten to know so much better this past week. I know I mentioned before that interacting with everyone …
Dear USC…
Monday: June 26, 2023It’s the second week of USC’s AYA program, and my body is already adapted to this new circadian rhythm. It’s astounding how quickly something that initially felt unfamiliar now feels like second nature, as if it had always been this way. The people around me, who were strangers just a day ago, …
Telling Stories Through Art
A common theme that has made its way into my week was the ability to tell a story and communicate important messages through many different forms of art and media. One of the first things we did this week was break down hip- hop music and deconstruct what the song is trying to say. The …
On the Significance of Adolescent Voices
Young people have had a varying amount of influence over the cultural landscape for centuries. During the 2nd week at AYA, we delved into the impact of youth culture throughout the years, specifically its impact on civics and civic media. For the past 2 centuries, young people–especially those below the voting age–across the nation have …
A$AP
My second week at AYA something that really caught my attention was our dive into hip-hop/ music culture within the media. Being someone who loves listening to music and would say has a pretty wide range of music taste.I started with a broad idea on music’s role in the media but this quickly unfolded within …
Communicating Change 