Hip-Hop en Francais charts the emergence and development of hip-hop
culture in France, French Caribbean, Quebec, and Senegal from its
origins until today. With essays by renowned hip-hop scholars and a
foreword by Marcyliena Morgan, executive director of the Harvard
University Hiphop Archive and Research Institute, this edited
volume addresses topics such as the history of rap music; hip-hop
dance; the art of graffiti; hip-hop artists and their interactions
with media arts, social media, literature, race, political and
ideological landscapes; and hip-hop based education (HHBE). The
contributors approach topics from a variety of different
disciplines including African and African-American studies,
anthropology, Caribbean studies, cultural studies, dance studies,
education, ethnology, French and Francophone studies, history,
linguistics, media studies, music and ethnomusicology, and
sociology. As one of the most comprehensive books dedicated to
hip-hop culture in France and the Francophone World written in the
English language, this book is an essential resource for scholars
and students of African, Caribbean, French, and French-Canadian
popular culture as well as anthropology and ethnomusicology.
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