Infusing Ancient Lit with Hip-Hop to Create an Epic Mashup
December 2, 2015
"Ancient Epic Tales," a class taught at SF State by Prof. Alexandra Pappas, Assistant Professor and Raoul Bertrand Chair in Classics, breathes new life into Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" and Virgil’s "Aeneid" by exploring the similarities between the classics and contemporary hip-hop and pop music. Please visit SF State news website to read an interview with Prof. Pappas regarding the connections between the two artistic forms.