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The Chican@ hip hop nation [electronic resource] : politics of a new millennial mestizaje / Pancho McFarland.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- McFarland, Pancho.
- Conference Name:
- ALTE Conference (4th : 2011 : Kraków, Poland)
- Series:
- Latinos in the United States
- Latinos in the United States series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mexican Americans--Ethnic identity.
- Mexican Americans.
- Hip-hop--Influence.
- Hip-hop.
- Mexican Americans--Social conditions.
- Hip-hop--Social aspects--United States.
- Rap (Music)--Social aspects--United States.
- Rap (Music).
- Mexican American youth--Social life and customs.
- Mexican American youth.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (315 p.)
- Other Title:
- Chicana hip hop nation
- Chicano hip hop nation
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The population of Mexican-origin peoples in the United States is a diverse one, as reflected by age, class, gender, sexuality, and religion. Far from antiquated concepts of mestizaje, recent scholarship has shown that Mexican@/Chican@ culture is a mixture of indigenous, African, and Spanish and other European peoples and cultures. No one reflects this rich blend of cultures better than Chican@ rappers, whose lyrics and iconography can help to deepen our understanding of what it means to be Chican@ or Mexican@ today. While some identify as Mexican mestizos, others identify as ind
- Contents:
- Setting the theoretical context
- Quién es más macho? quién es más mexicano?: Chican@ and Mexican@ identities in rap
- Barrio logos: the sacred and profane word of Chicano emcees
- Identities old and new
- Sonido indígena: Mexica hip-hop and masculine identity
- Paísas, compas, inmigrantes
- Barrio locos: street hop and Amerikan identity
- Mexicanidad, africanidad
- Multiracial macho: Kemo the Blaxican's hip-hop masculinity
- The rap on Chicano/Mexicano and Black masculinity
- "Soy la kalle": radio, reggaetón, and latin@ identity
- Hip-hop and justice
- A hip-hop pedagogy for social justice
- Afterword. Hip-hop and freedom-dreaming in the Mexican diaspora.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-60917-375-9
- OCLC:
- 862780219
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