A summer course for you
AASP498E: A Critical Understanding of Hip Hop Culture and its Impact on Society
This dynamic and highly engaging online-based course (AASP 498E) will encourage students to critically explore Hip Hop and how it transcends race, socioeconomic background, culture, and gender. This course utilizes Hip Hop as a point of departure to examine and dissect various social, historical, and geopolitical issues that affect people of color around the world. The course is taught from a social-justice-oriented approach that consistently challenges students to be solutions-oriented and to step outside of their comfort zones. Black history, African diaspora studies, and political education are also sewn throughout the course’s fabric. Professor Solomon Comissiong (of Nyumburu Cultural Center) is a renowned Hip Hop historian, social activist, and scholar. Register on Testudo!
Special Topics in Black Culture; A Critical Understanding of Hip Hop Culture and its Impact on Society (AASP498E)
When: Summer 2026 (meets June 1 through July 10)
Where: Online
Instructor: Solomon Comissiong (Nyumburu Cultural Center)
Credits: 3 credits
Questions: Contact solomon@umd.edu