Islamic Themes in US Hip-Hop Culture / / Anders Ackfeldt

• Autore: Ackfeldt Anders
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2025]; 2025
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.) : 8 black and white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations
• Soggetto topico: Hip-hop - History and criticism; Islam - In popular culture; MUSIC / Ethnomusicology
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction Signs, Symbols and Artefacts -- 2 The Study of Religion and Hip-Hop -- 3 Islam in African American Music-Making -- 4 From Planet Rock to Indigoism -- 5 Paid in Full: The Serendipity of Islamic Semiotics in Hip-Hop -- 6 Sights and Sounds of Malcolm X in US Hip-Hop -- 7 America Under Attack! Depicting 9/11 in Hip-Hop -- 8 Conclusion The Semiotics of Islam, Creativity and Blurred Lines -- Bibliography -- INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Islam has been a part of hip-hop culture since it sprang from New York’s street culture in the 1970s. Today hip-hop has evolved into a truly global artform with a diversity of Muslim Islamic discourses expressed. Using tools from the field of social semiotics, this book examines how Islamic themes feature in US hip-hop culture, maintaining a particular awareness that both Muslims as well as non-Muslims participate in their production. The book also argues that there is a historical continuity in the use of Islamic semiotic resources in US musical culture that runs through the entirety of the 20th century and can be observed in gospel, blues and jazz. It is also often connected to African American religious initiatives and African American empowerment politics.
• Titolo autorizzato: Islamic Themes in US Hip-Hop Culture
• ISBN: 9781399537551; 1399537555
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996659455103316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno