The hip-hop generation fights back : youth, activism, and post-civil rights politics / Andreana Clay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clay, Andreana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--Political activity--United States.

Youth.

Social movements--United States--History--21st century.

Social movements.

Hip-hop.

Youth--United States--Social conditions--21st century.

Youth--United States--Social life and customs--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From youth violence, to the impact of high stakes educational testing, to editorial hand wringing over the moral failures of hip-hop culture, young people of color are often portrayed as gang affiliated, “troubled,” and ultimately, dangerous. The Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back examines how youth activism has emerged to address the persistent inequalities that affect urban youth of color. Andreana Clay provides a detailed account of the strategies that youth activists use to frame their social justice agendas and organize in their local communities. Based on two years of fieldwork with youth affiliated with two non-profit organizations in Oakland, California, The Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back shows how youth integrate the history of social movement activism of the 1960s, popular culture strategies like hip-hop and spoken word, as well as their experiences in the contemporary urban landscape, to mobilize their peers. Ultimately, Clay’s comparison of the two youth organizations and their participants expands our understandings of youth culture, social movements, popular culture, and race and ethnic relations.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1. YOUTH

2. KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE

3. IT’S GONNA GET HARD

4. HIP-HOP FOR THE SOUL

5. QUEER YOUTH ACT UP

6. BIG SHOES TO FILL

7. CONCLUSION

APPENDIX. Notes on Navigating “the Field”: Insider Status, Authority, and Audience

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

0-8147-6374-X

OCLC:

799768551