Hip‐hop studies

Turner, P (2020) 'Hip‐hop studies.' In: Ritzer, G, ed. The Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology. Wiley, Oxford. ISBN 9781405165518 doi: 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos1574

Abstract

Hip-hop studies is a field of inquiry that examines the culture of hip-hop from a broad range of theoretical and methodological perspectives. This entry provides an introduction to some of its key concerns related to the social origins of the culture, its aesthetics, racial politics, relationship to urban space, its creative and DIY use of electronic and digital technology, and its globalization. It assesses critiques of hip-hop's commercialization and considers whether the centrality of cultural sampling in its bricolage aesthetic acts as a force of renewal and resistance.

Item Type:	Book Chapter or Section
Note:	This entry was added to the online version of the encyclopedia in 2020. The print version of the encyclopedia has not been republished since 2007.
Keywords:	African American, art, authenticity, city, culture, globalisation, identity, music, popular culture, postmodernism, race
Divisions:	School of Sciences
Date Deposited:	15 Jul 2025 08:37
Last Modified:	15 Jul 2025 08:37
URN:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/15987

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