Lupe Fiasco speaks about SOSA (The Society of Spoken Art), an educational guild that brings established and aspiring rappers together to hone their verbal prowess and master the fundamentals of linguistic and semiotic methodology. In its educational dimension, SOSA fosters connections between established rappers and some of the most well-respected minds in academia. A comprehensive curriculum provides lyricists with the guidance and resources they need to deepen their linguistic and rhetorical understandings of spoken art.
In this conversation with his MIT collaborator Professor Nick Montfort, Fiasco covers the history, structure, academic and artistic programming, methodology, and goals of the organization. Learn more: arts.mit.edu/artists/lupe-fia...
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About the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST)
A major cross-school initiative, the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) creates
new opportunities for art, science and technology to thrive as interrelated, mutually informing
modes of exploration, knowledge and discovery. CAST’s multidisciplinary platform presents
performing and visual arts programs, supports research projects for artists working with science
and engineering labs, and sponsors symposia, classes, workshops, design studios, lectures and
publications. The visiting artists program is a cornerstone of CAST’s activities, which
encourages cross-fertilization among disciplines and intensive interaction with MIT’s faculty,
students, and researchers. CAST is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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