Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop (eBook)

Globalization, Transcultural Music, and Ethnic Identities

Christopher Dennis (Autor)

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2011
204 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-5058-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop: Globalization, Transnational Music, and Ethnic Identities, by Christopher Dennis, reveals how, through a mode of transculturation, Afro-Colombian youth are transforming U.S. hip-hop into a more autonomous art form used for articulating oppositional social and political critiques, reworking ethnic identities, and actively taking part in the reimagining of the nation. This book represents a valuable addition to the body of academic work emerging from scholars bringing Afro-Colombian issues to the forefront of Colombian and Latin American studies, specifically by documenting the contributions that today’s young black artists are making to both national culture and local music practices.

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Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop: Globalization, Transcultural Music, and Ethnic Identities, by Christopher Dennis, explores the impact that globalization and the transnational spread of U.S. popular culture-specifically hip-hop and rap-are having on the social identities of younger generations of black Colombians. Along with addressing why and how hip-hop has migrated so effectively to Colombia's black communities, Dennis introduces readers to some of the country's most renowned Afro-Colombian hip-hop artists, their musical innovations, and production and distribution practices. Above all, Dennis demonstrates how, through a mode of transculturation, today's young artists are transforming U.S. hip-hop into a more autonomous art form used for articulating oppositional social and political critiques, reworking ethnic identities, and actively contributing to the reimagining of the Colombian nation. Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop uncovers ways in which young Afro-Colombian performers are attempting to use hip-hop and digital media to bring the perspectives, histories, and expressive forms of their marginalized communities into national and international public consciousness.

Autor

Christopher Dennis is a professor of Spanish language and Latin American Literature and Cultures at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. In addition to his research on hip-hop, he has also published articles on Afro-Colombian literature, racial iconography relevant to Cartagena's tourist industry, and the discursive representation of black subjects in Colombian colonial literature.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Hip-HopAfrocolombiano: Origins, Production, and Distribution PracticesChapter 3: Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop: Resistance and Political ProtestChapter 4: The Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop Narrative and Emerging Identity ConstructsChapter 5: The "Afro-Colombianization" of Hip-HopChapter 6: A(n) (Afro)Colombian Hip-Hop NationChapter 7: Conclusions: The Two Sides of Globalization NotesSelected Discography Bibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.12.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
• ISBN-10: 0-7391-5058-8 / 0739150588
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-5058-0 / 9780739150580