| The Sociolinguistics of Hip-Hop as Critical Conscience: Dissatisfaction and Dissent 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Ross, Andrew S. (Editor), Rivers, Damian J. (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 3319592432 ISBN-13: 9783319592435 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Pragmatics - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 201.7 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.09 lbs) 271 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book adopts a sociolinguistic perspective to trace the origins and enduring significance of hip-hop as a global tool of resistance to oppression. The contributors, who represent a range of international perspectives, analyse how hip-hop is employed to express dissatisfaction and dissent relating to such issues as immigration, racism, stereotypes and post-colonialism. Utilising a range of methodological approaches, they shed light on diverse hip-hop cultures and practices around the world, highlighting issues of relevance in the different countries from which their research originates. Together, the authors expand on current global understandings of hip-hop, language and culture, and underline its immense power as a form of popular culture through which the disenfranchised and oppressed can gain and maintain a voice. This thought-provoking edited collection is a must-read for scholars and students of linguistics, race studies and political activism, and for anyone with an interest in hip-hop. |
