Title: Rap beyond resistance : staging power in contemporary Morocco /
Authors: Moreno Almeida, Cristina
Year: 2017
Subjects: Rap (Music) Morocco History and criticism.
Abstract: Ook fills the gap in existing literature by exploring other forms of political discourses in non-Western rap music. Theoretically, it challenges and explores resistance, arguing towards the need for different epistemological frameworks in which to look at narratives of cultural resistance in the Arabic-speaking world. Empirically, it provides an in-depth look at the politics of rap culture in Morocco. Rap Beyond Resistance bridges the humanities and social sciences in order to de-Westernize cultural studies, presenting the political narratives of the Moroccan rap scene beyond secular liberal meanings of resistance. By exploring what is political, this book brings light to a vibrant and varied rap scene diverse in its political discourses - with an emphasis on patriotism and postcolonial national identity - and uncovers different ways in which young artists are being political beyond 'radical lyrics'.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Deciphering Moroccan 'Cool' -- 3. Rap and the Revival of Patriotism -- 4. Branding Patriotism, Commodifying Resistance -- 5. Visual Representations of Power: Urban Spaces and Rooftops -- 6. Economies of Resistance.