1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457875903321

Autore

Dennis Christopher <1974->

Titolo

Afro-Colombian hip-hop [[electronic resource] ] : globalization, transcultural music, and ethnic identities / / Christopher Dennis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012

ISBN

1-280-66641-2

9786613643346

0-7391-5058-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Disciplina

782.42164909861

Soggetti

Rap (Music) - Social aspects - Colombia

Rap (Music) - Colombia - History and criticism

Black people - Colombia - Music - History and criticism

Black people - Colombia - Social conditions

Hip-hop - Colombia

Music and globalization - Colombia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Afro-Colombian Historical Context; Demographics and Socio-Economic Indicators; Globalization and Neoliberal Reform; Why Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop and Rap?; Notes; Chapter Two: Hip-Hop Afrocolombiano; Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop Groups; Production and Distribution; Notes; Chapter Three: Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop; "Hip-Hop Real"; The Armed Conflict; The Illicit Drug Trade; Displacement; The Urban Experience; Violence; Conclusions: The Periphery of the Periphery; Notes; Chapter Four: The Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop Narrative and Emerging Identity Constructs

Mass-Mediated Transnational Cultural ContactRacial Discrimination; Afro-Colombian Solidarity Movements and Cultural Organizations; Africa and the Diaspora; Conclusions: "Pasado, Presente, Futuro"; Notes; Chapter Five: The "Afro-Colombianization" of Hip-Hop; Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop: From Adoption to Adaptation; "Hip-Hop Real" and



Ethnic-Racial Tension; Mainstream Audiences and Growing Commercial Success; Conclusions: An Afro-Colombian Reading; Notes; Chapter Six: An (Afro)Colombian Hip-Hop Nation; Mestizaje and Music Nationalism; Multiculturalism and Music Diversification

Ethnic Pride as an Expression of Colombian NationhoodConclusions: Colombia's Hip-Hop Nation; Notes; Chapter Seven: Conclusions; The Next Chapter; Notes; Selected Discography; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop: Globalization, Transnational Music, and Ethnic Identities, by Christopher Dennis, reveals how, through a mode of transculturation, Afro-Colombian youth are transforming U.S. hip-hop into a more autonomous art form used for articulating oppositional social and political critiques, reworking ethnic identities, and actively taking part in the reimagining of the nation. This book represents a valuable addition to the body of academic work emerging from scholars bringing Afro-Colo

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910814121903321

Autore

Hunczak Taras <1932->

Titolo

My memoirs : life's journey through WWII and various historical events of the 21st century / / Taras Hunczak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Hamilton Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-7618-6699-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 pages)

Disciplina

940.530922

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945

Deportees

Communism

Biographies.

Ukraine Politics and government 20th century

Ukraine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di contenuto

Contents; Prologue; 1 Childhood; 2 Youth-Road to the Unknown; 3 In Search of the Future; 4 The Turbulent Eighties; 5 Ukraine's Declaration of Statehood; 6 Thoughts and Memories about My 1991 Trip to Ukraine; 7 Unforgettable Referendum of December 1, 1991; 8 Independent Ukraine in Political Debates and Confrontations; 9 Between Conferences and Publications; 10 My Extended Family; 11 The Berlin Conference and Other Significant Events; 12 Maidan and Its Aftermath; Photographs of Family and Friends

Sommario/riassunto

Hunczak reflects on his youth growing up in Europe during WWII in this revealing memoir. Having witnessed prisoner of war camps and displaced persons camps, Hunczak tells unique and personal stories of tragedies and developments with a focus on the importance of friends and family.