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Murda', Misogyny, and Mayhem
Hip-Hop and the Culture of Abnormality in the Urban Community
Murda', Misogyny, and Mayhem
Hip-Hop and the Culture of Abnormality in the Urban Community
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Murda', Misogyny, and Mayhem: Hip-Hop and the Culture of Abnormality in the Urban Community is a sociological work that utilizes a historical materialist perspective to expose the harmful effects of hip hop as a regulated industry, music, and culture. Spencer skillfully uses works by Antonio Gramsci and Paolo Freire as a backdrop to analyze how "hip hop" media reflects the stereotypical images that were used to justify enslavement, influences the culture of abnormality in the African American (urban) community, and promotes the prison industrial complex. This work is exceptionally innovative because it places the destruction of urban life and the urban experience in a theoretical and qualitative methodological frame. In so doing, Spencer thoroughly dissects the nature and purpose of the media as an industry designed to manipulate public perception of African Americans in the urban community. This careful analysis allows the reader to examine the relationship between the presentation of hip hop and the prevalence of murder, misogyny, and mayhem in the urban community.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Foreword
Chapter 3 Preface
Chapter 4 Introduction
Chapter 5 Understanding Hegemony
Chapter 6 The Media as a Hegemonic Tool
Chapter 7 The History of African Americans in Mainstream Film: A Sociopolitical and Historical Analysis
Chapter 8 Three Dollars and Six Dimes 360º
Chapter 9 Critiquing the Game: Rappin' Murda', Misogyny, and Mayhem
Chapter 10 Internalizing the Lie: The Psycho-Social Ramifications of "Keeping it Real"
Chapter 11 What does Hip-Hop have to do with Amadou Diallo and Sean Bell?
Chapter 12 The Roots: Buried Underground and Neo-Soul
Chapter 13 Black Consciousness, Black Power
Chapter 14 Conclusion
Chapter 15 Bibliography
Product details
| Published | Oct 04 2011 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 178 |
| ISBN | 9780761855125 |
| Imprint | University Press of America |
| Dimensions | 232 x 154 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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