Overview
Race and authenticity in America, explored through the Bay Area's multiracial underground hip hop scene
Full Product Details
Author: Anthony Kwame Harrison
Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
Imprint: Temple University Press,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.313kg
ISBN: 9781439900611
ISBN 10: 1439900612
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 15 August 2009
Audience:
Adult education
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Hip Hop Underground, the first book-length ethnographic study of hip hop, takes the reader inside the world of hip hop culture in a way that no other book really has. Harrison clearly elucidates the relationship between hip hop culture, demographic change and ethnic/racial identities/relations, offering along the way one of the most masterful syntheses of existing hip hop literatures. Rigorous, yet highly engaging and enjoyable, it fills a significant gap in the literature. Andy Bennett, Professor in Cultural Sociology, Griffith University, Australia and author of Popular Music and Youth Culture: Music, Identity and Place This is old-fashioned ethnography in the best sense: an ethnographer intimately familiar with the literature and the culture... Harrison's analysis is nuanced and compelling... An important, well-written work in hip-hop and ethnic studies scholarship. - CHOICE [I]t is an excellent read for those interested in hip hop, ethnographic methodology, and racial studies. - Contemporary Sociology, March 2011
Hip Hop Underground, the first book-length ethnographic study of hip hop, takes the reader inside the world of hip hop culture in a way that no other book really has. Harrison clearly elucidates the relationship between hip hop culture, demographic change and ethnic/racial identities/relations, offering along the way one of the most masterful syntheses of existing hip hop literatures. Rigorous, yet highly engaging and enjoyable, it fills a significant gap in the literature. Andy Bennett, Professor in Cultural Sociology, Griffith University, Australia and author of Popular Music and Youth Culture: Music, Identity and Place This is old-fashioned ethnography in the best sense: an ethnographer intimately familiar with the literature and the culture... Harrison's analysis is nuanced and compelling... An important, well-written work in hip-hop and ethnic studies scholarship. - CHOICE
Author Information
Anthony Kwame Harrison holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology/Program in Africana Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Popular Music Studies.
