Hip Hop Users Guide: Conference@Cornell

• "Hip Hop Histories: Dedication of Cornell Hip Hop Collection," Born in the Bronx: A Conference Celebrating Hip Hop at Cornell: October 31, 2008

         Opening of the two-day conference marking Cornell University Library's acquisition of the collection, "Born in the          Bronx: The Legacy and Evolution of Hip Hop."

• "A Conversation with Hip Hop's Pioneers," Born in the Bronx: A Conference Celebrating Hip Hop at Cornell: October 31, 2008

         An impressive array of hip hop's founders: Roxanne Shante, Popmaster Fabel, Disco Wiz, Pebblee Poo, Tony Tone,          Gandwizzard Theodore, Gandmaster Caz and Afrika Bambaataa.

• "What Happens When Hip Hop is Archived?," Born in the Bronx: A Conference Celebrating Hip Hop at Cornell: November 1, 2008

         Why should we archive hip hop? What gets into an archive, and who controls it? Is there a particular narrative of the          genre's history that will be privileged over others?

• Mark Anthony Neal: "Teaching Hip Hop" Born in the Bronx: A Conference Celebrating Hip Hop at Cornell: November 1, 2008

         Mark Anthony Neal, professor of Black popular culture at Duke Univeristy, lectured and led a discussion on the          importance of hip hop.

• Tricia Rose: "Hip Hop Futures" Born in the Bronx: A Conference Celebrating Hip Hop at Cornell: November 1, 2008

         Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies at Brown Univeristy, spoke and answered questions about hip hop culture          and responsibility. Rose lecture summarized topics addressed in her book, The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About          When We Talk About Hip Hop and Why it Matters.