East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization
Author:   Mwenda Ntarangwi
Publisher:   University of Illinois Press
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Pages:   176
Publication Date:   08 September 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Mwenda Ntarangwi
Publisher:   University of Illinois Press
Imprint:   University of Illinois Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.254kg
ISBN:  

9780252076534


ISBN 10:   0252076532
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   08 September 2009
Audience:   Adult education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface   vii Acknowledgments   xiii 1. Globalization and Youth Agency in East Africa   1 2. Hip Hop and African Identity in Contemporary Globalization   20 3. Move Over, Boys, the Girls Are Here: Hip Hop and Gendered Identities   44 4. Economic Change and Political Deception   67 5. Morality, Health, and the Politics of Sexuality in an Era of HIV/AIDS   93 6. Staying True to the Cause: Hip Hop's Enduring Social Role   115 Appendix: Hip Hop Artistes   123 Glossary   129 Notes   131 References   137 Index   155

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This gracefully written book takes East African hip hop music as a revealing entry point into the experiences of youth as they deal with issues of gender, sexuality, economic inequality, and political power. An excellent contribution to anthropology and African studies. Angelique Haugerud, author of The Culture of Politics in Modern Kenya I highly recommend this book and I hope there will be an East African edition of the same...the most enjoyable and authorative section of the book is where Prof Ntarangwi analyses Wahu's live performance, in which the artiste and her audience interact in Sheng. Evan Mwangi, Sunday Nation, 20th Sept 2009


A powerful look into global phenomena that have materialized in many countries, including in its home in the United States. --Journal of Folklore Research Ntarangwi deploys engaging hip-hop lyrics to convey the dynamism of popular culture, as global swagger is localized through inside jokes, allusion to colonial resistance, and earthly discussion of what it takes to survive and thrive... Recommended. --Choice A groundbreaking book on popular culture. --Pambazuka News


"""This gracefully written book takes East African hip hop music as a revealing entry point into the experiences of youth as they deal with issues of gender, sexuality, economic inequality, and political power. An excellent contribution to anthropology and African studies."" Angelique Haugerud, author of The Culture of Politics in Modern Kenya ""I highly recommend this book and I hope there will be an East African edition of the same...the most enjoyable and authorative section of the book is where Prof Ntarangwi analyses Wahu's live performance, in which the artiste and her audience interact in Sheng."" Evan Mwangi, Sunday Nation, 20th Sept 2009"


Author Information

Mwenda Ntarangwi is an associate professor of anthropology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the author of Gender, Performance, and Identity: Understanding Swahili Cultural Realities Through Songs and coeditor of African Anthropologies: History, Critique and Practice.

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