The hip-hop generation fights back : youth, activism, and post-civil rights politics

The hip-hop generation fights back : youth, activism, and post-civil rights politics /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clay, Andreana (Author)
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Youth > United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
Youth > United States > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Youth > Political activity > United States.
Social movements > United States > History > 21st century.
Hip-hop.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Youth : crisis, rebellion, and identity
  • Keep your eyes on the prize : the contemporary struggle
  • It's gonna get hard : negotiating race and gender in urban settings
  • Hip-hop for the soul : kickin' reality in the local scene
  • Queer youth act up : tackling homophobia post-Stonewall
  • Big shoes to fill : activism past and present
  • Conclusion : sampling activism
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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