The formation of ‘Hip-Hop Academicus’ – how American scholars talk about the academisation of hip-hop created by Johan Söderman

By:

Söderman Johan [author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: British Journal of Music Education ; Volume 30, number 3Cambridge: University of Cambbridge Press, 2013Content type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISSN:

02650517

Subject(s):

Music Education -- Hip Hop -- Academisation -- America

LOC classification:

ML5 BRI

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Abstract: Social activism and education have been associated with hip-hop since it emerged in New York City 38 years ago. Therefore, it might not be surprising that universities have become interested in hip-hop. This article aims to highlight this ‘hip-hop academisation’ and analyse the discursive mechanisms that manifest in these academisation processes. The guiding research question explores how hip-hop scholars talk about this academisation. The theoretical framework is informed by the scholarship of sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. Hip-hop scholars were interviewed in New York City during 2010. The results demonstrate themes of hip-hop as an attractive label, a door opener, a form of ‘low-culture’, a trap and an educational tool.

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Journal Article	Main Library - Special Collections	ML5 BRI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Vol. 30, no. 3 (pages 369-382)	SP18159	Not for loan	For in house use

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Social activism and education have been associated with hip-hop since it emerged in New York City 38 years ago. Therefore, it might not be surprising that universities have become interested in hip-hop. This article aims to highlight this ‘hip-hop academisation’ and analyse the discursive mechanisms that manifest in these academisation processes. The guiding research question explores how hip-hop scholars talk about this academisation. The theoretical framework is informed by the scholarship of sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. Hip-hop scholars were interviewed in New York City during 2010. The results demonstrate themes of hip-hop as an attractive label, a door opener, a form of ‘low-culture’, a trap and an educational tool.

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