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MEDIA CONTACT: Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, (585) 275-4251 or Helene Snihur hsnihur@rochester.edu
585.275.7800
October 20, 2006
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the Hawkins Carlson Room in Rush Rhees Library on the University's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Recent images of multicultural France have included persistent images of rioting in the industrial suburbs that surround French cities, where a culture of hip hop also has been developing since the 1990s. Hippolyte will discuss how the hip hop scene developed in relationship to the French context and its counterparts around the globe, how the French nation has invited a controlled dialogue with new cultural workers, and the messages hip hop seeks to communicate about the lives of multicultural youth.
An assistant professor of French at Fairmont, Hippolyte received her master's degree in French in 1996 and her doctoral degree in comparative literature from the University of Rochester in 1999. Her talk is presented by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures.
For more information: Contact (585) 275-4251.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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