The Hip-Hop Underground and African American Culture [electronic resource] : Beneath the Surface /
Peterson, J.author.
The underground is a multi-faceted concept in African American culture. Peterson uses Richard Wright, KRS-One, Thelonius Monk, and the tradition of the Underground Railroad to explore the manifestations and the attributes of the underground within the context of a more panoramic picture of African American expressivity within hip-hop.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 ROOTS, RHYMES, AND RHIZOMES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CONCEPTS OF THE UNDERGROUND IN BLACK CULTURE; CHAPTER 2 VERBAL AND SPATIAL MASKS OF THE UNDERGROUND; CHAPTER 3 THE HIP-HOP UNDERGROUND AND AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE: THE DEEP STRUCTURE OF BLACK IDENTITY IN AMERICAN LITERATURE; CHAPTER 4 DEFINING AN UNDERGROUND AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF HIP-HOP AND AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTUREs; CHAPTER 5 A CIPHER OF THE UNDERGROUND IN BLACK LITERARY CULTURE
CHAPTER 6 TEARS FOR THE DEPARTED: SEE(K)ING A BLACK VISUAL UNDERGROUND IN HIP-HOP AND AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURESCHAPTER 7 THE DEPTH OF THE HOLE: INTERTEXTUALITY AND TOM WAITS'S "WAY DOWN IN THE HOLE"; EPILOGUETHE IRONIES UNDERGROUND: REVOLUTION, CRITICAL MEMORY, AND BLACK NOSTALGIA; Appendix: The Timepiece Hip-Hop Timeline; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The underground is a multi-faceted concept in African American culture. Peterson uses Richard Wright, KRS-One, Thelonius Monk, and the tradition of the Underground Railroad to explore the manifestations and the attributes of the underground within the context of a more panoramic picture of African American expressivity within hip-hop.
Music.
Social history.
African Americans.
Communication.
United States-Study and teaching.
United States-History.
Music.
Social History.
African American Culture.
Media Studies.
American Culture.
US History.