The Evolution of Street Knowledge:
Hip Hop’s Influence on Law and Culture
The West Virginia University College of Law proudly presents a progressive exploration into the real and burgeoning impact that hip hop music and culture is having on U.S. law and on global culture. The Sports and Entertainment Law Society, together with the West Virginia University Festival of Ideas, the Center for Black Culture and Research, the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, the WVU Office of Social Justice, the WVU Black Law Student Association and Wolter Kluwer/Aspen Publishers join with the College of Law in assembling and presenting one of the most accomplished and diverse groups of academics and thinkers ever assembled to debate the profound global impact that hip hop culture is demonstrating for both good and ill. We are proud to present: The Evolution of Street Knowledge: Hip Hop’s Influence on Law and Culture. Keynote addresses for this event will be provided by Cornel West and Talib Kweli. We invite you to join us on February 12th and 13th, 2009, in beautiful Morgantown, WV, in the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom on the campus of the West Virginia University Law Center. We look forward to providing and stimulating, insightful, forward-looking discussion and debate.
We further invite you to peruse this website to learn more about the specific issues that will be tackled and debated, as well as view the biographies of those panelists that have accepted our invitation to participate.
We are particularly grateful to our sponsors that have provided critical support for this important exploration, including the American Constitution Society, the Center for Black Culture and Research, the Festival of Ideas, the Office of Social Justice, the WVU Black Law Student Association, the WVU Law Student Bar Association, Westlaw and Wolter Kluwers.
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation’s leading progressive legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is a rapidly growing network of lawyers, law students, scholars, judges, policymakers and other concerned individuals. Our mission is to promote the vitality of the U.S. Constitution and the fundamental values it expresses: individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, access to justice, democracy and the rule of law. For more information about the organization, which has established student chapters at more than 160 law schools around the country and lawyer chapters in 30 cities, please visit www.acslaw.org.
If you need information or have questions or comments about the conference, please feel free to contact one of the conference organizers at West Virginia University