{"product_id":"hip-hop-en-francais-an-exploration-of-hip-hop-culture-in-the-francophone-world-9781538171189","title":"Hip-Hop en Français: An Exploration of Hip-Hop","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHip-Hop en Français charts the emergence and development of hip-hop culture in France, French Caribbean, Québec, and Senegal from its origins until today. With essays by renowned hip-hop scholars and a foreword by Marcyliena Morgan, executive director of the Harvard University Hiphop Archive and Research Institute, this edited volume addresses topics such as the history of rap music; hip-hop dance; the art of graffiti; hip-hop artists and their interactions with media arts, social media, literature, race, political and ideological landscapes; and hip-hop based education (HHBE).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors approach topics from a variety of different disciplines including African and African-American studies, anthropology, Caribbean studies, cultural studies, dance studies, education, ethnology, French and Francophone studies, history, linguistics, media studies, music and ethnomusicology, and sociology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs one of the most comprehensive books dedicated to hip-hop culture in France and the Francophone World written in the English language, this book is an essential resource for scholars and students of African, Caribbean, French, and French-Canadian popular culture as well as anthropology and ethnomusicology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Hip-Hop en français’: An Exploration of HipHop Culture in the Francophone World – like its predecessor – is an incontournable for any researcher in the fascinating field of contemporary Text and Music Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e * Archiv für Textmusikforschung *\u003cbr\u003eA highly stimulating and adventurous collection showcasing the vibrant hip-hop scene in the French speaking world. -- Olivier Bourderionnet, associate professor of French, The University of New Orleans\u003cbr\u003eAn extraordinary and informative interdisciplinary look into the diversity and complexity of hip-hop in the Francophone world that takes the reader from its inner circles in Paris and Marseilles through the Caribbean, Canada, and West Africa. -- Eric Charry, professor of music, Wesleyan University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book could have benefited from a more clearly demarcated thematic structure. However, the lack of structural unity reflects the variety of hip-hop itself, with all its border-crossing diversity, theoretical implications, and practical manifestations. With this caveat in mind, this is a must-read for French or Francophone studies instructors.\u003c\/p\u003e * The French Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eMarcyliena Morgan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eAlain-Philippe Durand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Forty Years of French Rap: Identities in Crescendo\u003cbr\u003eKarim Hammou\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the French by Katie Angus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Hip Hop Music and Rap in Cities in Crisis: The Case of Marseille\u003cbr\u003eJean-Marie Jacono\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the French by André Pettman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. “Fear of a Black Planet”: The Transnational Racial Politics of Hip-Hop in France, 1990-1991\u003cbr\u003eSamir Meghelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Ghetto Patrimony: Rap and Racialization in France\u003cbr\u003ePaul A. Silverstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Rap Music in Guadeloupe, an Overseas French Department in the Caribbean: 1980s to the Early 2000s\u003cbr\u003eSteve Gadet\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the French by Richard J. Gray II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. French Rapper-Writers and Activism: Global Black Solidarity and (In)visibility \u003cbr\u003eStève Puig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. New Media, New Voices: Booba’s and Sofiane’s Use of Social Networks to Promote Aspiring Rappers\u003cbr\u003eKathryn Kleppinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Hip-Hop Based Education (HHBE) in Paris and Its Suburbs\u003cbr\u003eCharles Norton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. The Body Politic of Hip Hop Dance: What Hip Hop Dance’s Relation with French Society and Institutions Tells Us About the Place of Popular Art and its Political Stakes\u003cbr\u003eHugues Bazin \u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the French by André Pettman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. “Beats Working”: Performance Economics in The Roots (2013) and Divines (2016)\u003cbr\u003eFelicia McCarren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. Illegal Mural Expressions: Graffiti as an Act of Resistance? \u003cbr\u003eAlain Milon\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the French by Sarah Glasco and Matthew Kemp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12. Of Melody, Markets, and Mobilization: A History of Hip Hop in Dakar, Senegal\u003cbr\u003eCatherine M. Appert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Rap Music in Quebec: An Essentially Hybrid Genre\u003cbr\u003eMaxime Delcourt\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the French by Patricia Frederick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14. Alaclair Ensemble’s “Postrigodon”: An Inclusive Rewriting of “Lower-Canada’s” History Applied to Hip-Hop\u003cbr\u003eAriane Gruet-Pelchat\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the French by Matthew Kemp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041237205335,"sku":"9781538171189","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hip-hop-en-francais-an-exploration-of-hip-hop-culture-in-the-francophone-world-9781538171189","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}