Desi Rap Hip Hop and South Asian America |
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Editor:
| Nair, Ajay Balaji, Murali |
Contribution by:
| Ambudkar, Utkarsh Rekha, D. J. Hajela, Deepti D'Lo, Maira, Sunaina Malabar, Chee Nijhon, Raeshem Chopra Prashad, Vijay Shah, Swapnil Sharma, Nitasha the1shanti., |
ISBN: | 978-0-7391-2721-6 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $114.00 |
Book Description:
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Desi Rap explores the connection between South Asian Americans and hip-hop as both a sociopolitical/cultural movement and performative identity. This groundbreaking collection of essays is the first book of its kind to interrogate ideas about ownership of culture while asserting the distinctness of South Asian American identity that has come through the use of and influence by hip-hop as a cultural art form.
Desi Rap explores the connection between South Asian Americans and hip-hop as both a sociopolitical/cultural movement and performative identity. This groundbreaking collection of essays is the first book of its kind to interrogate ideas about ownership of culture while asserting the distinctness of South Asian American identity that has come through the use of and influence by hip-hop as a cultural art form.