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 -