Hip Hop Desis : South Asian Americans, Blackness, and a Global Race Consciousness /

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An ethnography exploring the aesthetics and politics of South Asian American (desi) hip hop artists.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sharma, Nitasha Tamar, 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Popmusik
Hip-Hop
Rap.
Südasiaten
Ethnische Identität
Rap (Music) > Social aspects.
Race relations.
Hip-hop > Influence.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Rap & Hip Hop.
Americains d'origine sud-asiatique > Identite ethnique.
Americains d'origine sud-asiatique > Musique > Aspect social.
South Asian Americans > Race identity.
Rap (Music) > Social aspects > United States.
South Asian Americans > Music > Social aspects.
USA.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States > Race relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Alternative ethnics : rotten coconuts and ethnic hip hop
  • Making race : Desi racial identities, South Asian and Black relations, and racialized hip hop
  • Flipping the gender script : gender and sexuality in South Asian and hip hop America
  • The appeal of hip hop, ownership, and the politics of location
  • Sampling South Asians : dual flows of appropriation and the possibilities of authenticity
  • Turning thoughts into action through the politics of identification.

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