Tonight Byron Hurt will be showing his wonderful documentary on Hip-Hop
and how it intersects with violence against women. This is an excellent
opportunity to provide extra credit to students. I would encourage
everyone to attend. 
 
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes 
by Byron Hurt
Screening of 2006 Sundance Film Festival Documentary 
Discussion with film creator to follow
7 p.m. Fine Arts Center
Roland Hayes Concert Hall
 
Beyond Beats and Rhymes: A Hip-Hop Head Weighs in on Manhood in Rap
Music - a 2006 Sundance Film Festival selection - is a riveting PBS
documentary that examines representations of manhood, sexism and
homophobia in Hip-Hop culture. Conceived as a "loving critique" of
certain disturbing developments in rap music culture from a long-time
Hip-Hop head and former college quarterback, Beyond Beats and Rhymes
features highly revealing interviews with famous rappers such as Mos
Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes; Hip-Hop mogul Russell
Simmons, along with cultural commentary from Michael Eric Dyson, Beverly
Guy-Sheftall, Kevin Powell, and Sarah Jones. Beyond Beats and Rhymes
features on-the-street interviews with aspiring rappers at Hip-Hop
events, as well as interviews with young women at Spelman College. 
 
PBS has also selected Beyond Beats and Rhymes for a national television
broadcast on its Emmy award-winning series, Independent Lens. An airdate
for Beyond Beats wand Rhymes will soon be announced for the 2006-2007
Independent Lens Season.
 
Sara K. Peters
Women's Center Director
Coordinator for Education and Advocacy
The Transformation Project
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University Center, Room 334
Department 3203
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
Phone: 423-425-5605
 

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