The sociolinguistics of hip-hop as critical conscience : dissatisfaction and dissent / Andrew S. Ross, Damian J. Rivers, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rivers, Damian, editor.

Ross, Andrew, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociolinguistics.

Hip-hop--Social aspects.

Hip-hop.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xiii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan , [2018]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319592435

3319592432

OCLC:

985082732