Hutton Honors College

A Performance of The Rap Canterbury Tales

By Canadian Rap Artist and Chaucer Scholar Baba Brinkman

April 1, 2009

This unique evening featured a performance of The Rap Canterbury Tales by Baba Brinkman, a Canadian rapper with a master's degree in medieval studies. After rapping the tales of the Pardoner, the Miller, and the Wife of Bath and explaining the parallels he perceives between Chaucer's poetry and rap music, Brinkman joined members of the audience for a reception at the Hutton Honors College. Brinkman's performance was co-sponsored by the Department of English, the Hutton Honors College, the Medieval Studies Institute, and the Renaissance Studies Program.

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	Baba Brinkman talks to IU student John Houston and HHC staff member Hannah Dubina after the show.
	Karma Lochrie, who was instrumental in bringing Brinkman to IU, talks with HHC student Lisa Dunk about the Old English lyrics in a song she has to sing for an audition. Lochrie teaches courses for the Department of English, the Department of Gender Studies, and the Medieval Studies Institute.

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