The Hiphop Literacies Conference was founded in 2011 by Dr. Elaine Richardson. Participants of the Hiphop Literacies Conference join a community of those concerned with African American/Black, Brown and urban literacies, who are interested in challenging the sociopolitical arrangement of the relations between institutions, languages, identities, and power through engagement with local narratives of inequality and lived experience in order to critique a global system of oppression. The conference brings together diverse scholars and artists from local, national, and international places. HHLC continues to highlight research, teaching and advocacy with the goal of making a difference. HHLC creates a public-facing space for local educators, parents and students to participate and dialogue around issues that affect Hiphop generation youth.
The conference theme for 2019 is "Critical Social Justice Possiblities in HipHop." Featured as speakers for the conference are Dr. Bettina Love of the University of Georgia and Dr. Crystal Leigh Endsley of the Jay John College of Criminal Justice.
Schedule for the 2019 HipHop Literacies Conference:
- 8:30am: Registration and Breakfast
- 9:00am: Keynote Address
- 10:10am - 11:10am: A Sessions (MLK Room; 110a)
- 11:15am - 12:20pm: B Sessions (MLK Room; 110a)
- 12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch (MLK Room)
- 1:30pm - 2:30pm: C Sessions (MLK Room; 110a)
- 2:35pm - 3:40pm: D Sessions (MLK Room; 110a)
- 3:45pm - 4:50pm: E Sessions (MLK Room; 110a)
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm: Dinner (MLK Room)
- 7:00pm - 8:00pm: Concert (MLK Room)
To purchase tickets to the conference or view more information about the event, please visit go.osu.edu/hiphop2019. Tickets are $10 per guest online, and $20 per guest for on-site/day-of registration.
This year's conference is co-sponsored by The Office of Diversity and Inclusion, The Office of Student Life, The Department of Teaching & Learning, The College of Educationg and Human Ecology, The Office of Diversity and Global Engagement, The College of Social Work, The Frank Hale Black Cultural Center, The Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme, The Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and The College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University.
