Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: College Courses

Meeting: 6:00PM - 6:50PM W (12-JAN-2026 - 24-APR-2026) 

Part of Term: Full Term - No WL Purge

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Seminar

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Method of Instruction: Face to Face

Credit Hours: 1

 

Section Max Enrollment: 12

Section Enrolled: 12

Waitlisted: 1 (Max 99) 

Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.

Enrollment data as of: 25-NOV-2025 1:40AM

 

 

Final Exam: No Final Exam

 

Description: As MF DOOM, Daniel Dumile completely reshaped the world of underground hip-hop. But he also produced entire albums through aliases like Viktor Vaughn, King Geedorah, and Zev Love X. Moreover, he featured countless appearances from other MCs under monickers of his own devising, effectively constructing his own ensemble of spin-off characters inspired by Marvel, Godzilla, and Adult Swim franchises. In this course, we will unpack his career one project at a time, both in construction and impact. Trying to understand MF DOOM’s rhyming, sampling, production, and entire creative process falls short without understanding the vast and disparate cultural pieces that influenced DOOM in his adolescence. Dumile consumed the earliest depictions of Marvel’s Dr. Doom in comics and on screen. It is also important to situate Dumile’s religious background in the Five-Percent Nation, comparing that to the lifestyle that came with being an ambitious young MC. From there, we will begin to unpack the countless references to American popular culture throughout DOOM’s lyrics. And in that process we will explore.