Australian indigenous hip hop : the politics of culture, identity, and spirituality
Minestrelli, Chiara2018
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Prés. de l'éd.: This book investigates the discursive and performative strategies employed by Australian Indigenous rappers to make sense of the world and establish a position of authority over their identity and place in society. Focusing on the aesthetics, the language, and the performativity of Hip Hop, this book pays attention to the life stance, the philosophy, and the spiritual beliefs of Australian Indigenous Hip Hop artists as 'glocal' producers and consumers. With Hip Hop as its main point of analysis, the author investigates, interrogates, and challenges categories and preconceived ideas about the critical notions of authenticity, 'Indigenous' and dominant values, spiritual practices, and political activism. Maintaining the emphasis on the importance of adopting decolonizing research strategies, the author utilises qualitative and ethnographic methods of data collection, such as semi-structured interviews, informal conversations, participant observation, and fieldwork notes. Collaborators and participants shed light on some of the dynamics underlying their musical decisions and their view within discussions on representations of 'Indigenous identity and politics'. Looking at the Indigenous rappers' local and global aspirations, this study shows that, by counteracting hegemonic narratives through their unique stories, Indigenous rappers have utilised Hip Hop as an expressive means to empower themselves and their audiences, entertain, and revive their Elders' culture in ways that are contextual to the society they live in.
Main title:
Australian indigenous hip hop : the politics of culture, identity, and spirituality / Chiara Minestrelli.
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Imprint:
New York : Routledge, 2018.
Collation:
x, 252 pages ; 23 cm.
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Contents:
1."The Black from Down-Unda": Contact Zones and Cultures of Black Resistance -- 2."2 Black 2 Strong": The Politics of Blackness and Identification -- 3.`Indigenous Hip Hop': The Politics of Identity and Representation -- 4."Know Our True Identity": Indigenous Articulations of Identity through Kin, Place, and Spirituality -- 5.Hip Hop and Australian Indigenous Youth: New Modes of Political Participation.
ISBN:
9781138615007
Dewey class:
782.4216490994782.421649
Language:
English
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BRN:
357189
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 782.421649 MIN | Available |