TY  - BOOK
AU  - Söderman Johan
TI  - The formation of ‘Hip-Hop Academicus’ – how American scholars talk about the academisation of hip-hop
SN  - 02650517
AV  - ML5 BRI 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - University of Cambbridge Press
KW  - Music Education
KW  - Hip Hop
KW  - Academisation
KW  - America
N2  - 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
UR  - DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265051713000089
ER  -