It’s only the beginning of February but the following presentation may win legal workshop of the year from HOB…
The West Virginia University College of Law is presenting
The Evolution of Street Knowledge: Hip Hop’s Influence on Law and Culture
and Wolters Kluwer are one of the sponsors
Here’s the blurb
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.
More information at http://law.wvu.edu/streetknowledge/about_the_symposium
And for you non hip hoppers out there. The Black Planet reference in the headline – refers to the mighty Public Enemy’s 3rd album. And here is their fabulous Fight The Power.. the days before hip hop was poisoned by Chivas Regal & Diamonds
