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Authenticity Within Hip-Hop And Other Cultures Threatened With Assimilation, Kembrew Mcleod
Authenticity Within Hip-Hop And Other Cultures Threatened With Assimilation, Kembrew Mcleod
Kembrew McLeod
This essay examines claims of authenticity within hip-hop, African American culture. In the mid- to late 1990s, authenticity claims have been pervasive within hip-hop music communities, which had previously existed on the margins of mainstream U.S. culture. By mapping the range of meanings associated with authenticity as they are invoked discursively, we can gain a better understanding of how a culture in danger of assimilation seeks to preserve its identity. The use of the conceptual apparatus of semantic dimensions highlights how that culture's most central and powerful symbols are organized and given meaning vis-á-vis authenticity within a discursive system.
Air, Kembrew Mcleod
Make The Music, Kembrew Mcleod
Cybersex You Up, Kembrew Mcleod
One And A Half Stars: A Critique Of Rock Criticism, Kembrew Mcleod
One And A Half Stars: A Critique Of Rock Criticism, Kembrew Mcleod
Kembrew McLeod
No abstract provided.
Dj Faust, Kembrew Mcleod
Keepin‘ It Real: Invocations Of Authenticity Within Hip-Hop And African-American Culture, Kembrew Mcleod
Keepin‘ It Real: Invocations Of Authenticity Within Hip-Hop And African-American Culture, Kembrew Mcleod
Kembrew McLeod
No abstract provided.
Exile In Criticville: Liz Phair, Rock Criticism And The Construction Of A ‗Do Me‘ Feminist Icon., Kembrew Mcleod
Exile In Criticville: Liz Phair, Rock Criticism And The Construction Of A ‗Do Me‘ Feminist Icon., Kembrew Mcleod
Kembrew McLeod
No abstract provided.