ISBN:
9780814717165
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (241 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back : Youth, Activism and Post-Civil Rights Politics
DDC:
305.2350973
Keywords:
Youth ; Political activity ; United States
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Social movements ; United States ; History ; 21st century
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Hip-hop
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Youth ; United States ; Social conditions ; 21st century
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Youth ; United States ; Social life and customs ; 21st century
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Online-Publikation
Abstract:
From youth violence, to the impact of high stakes educational testing, to editorial hand wringing over the moral failures of hip-hop culture, young people of colour are often portrayed as gang affiliated, "troubled", and ultimately, dangerous. The Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back examines how youth activism has emerged to address the persistent inequalities that affect urban youth of colour. Andreana Clay provides a detailed account of the strategies that youth activists use to frame their social justice agendas and organize in their local communities. Based on two years of fieldwork w
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Youth: Crisis, Rebellion, and Identity; 2. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: The Contemporary Struggle; 3. It's Gonna Get Hard: Negotiating Race and Gender in Urban Settings; 4. Hip-Hop for the Soul: Kickin' Reality in the Local Scene; 5. Queer Youth Act Up: Tackling Homophobia Post-Stonewall; 6. Big Shoes to Fill: Activism Past and Present; 7. Conclusion: Sampling Activism; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; About the Author;
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