Desi Rap: Hip Hop and South Asian America
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Ajay Nair (Contributor) Murali Balaji (Contributor) Utkarsh Ambudkar (Contributor) DJ Rekha (Contributor) Deepti Hajela (Contributor) Sunaina Maira (Contributor) Chee Malabar (Contributor) Raeshem Chopra Nijhon (Contributor) Vijay Prashad (Contributor)
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Desi Rap is a collection of essays from South Asian American activists, academics, and hip-hop artists that explores four main ideas: hip-hop as a means of expression of racial identity, class status, gender, sexuality, racism, and culture; the appropriation of Black racial identity by South Asian American consumers of hip-hop; the furthering of the discourse on race and ethnic identity in the United States through hip-hop; and the exploration of South Asian Americans' use of hip-hop as a form of social protest. Ultimately, this volume is about broadening our horizons through hip-hop and embracing the South Asian American community's polycultural legacy and future.
About the Author
Ajay Nair is Associate Vice Provost at the University of Pennsylvania. Murali Balaji is a lecturer and doctoral fellow at the College of Communications at Pennsylvania State University.
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- Contributor: Ajay Nair
- Imprint: Lexington Books
- ISBN13: 9780739127223
- Number of Pages: 202
- Packaged Dimensions: 154x242x15mm
- Packaged Weight: 318
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Lexington Books
- Release Date: 2008-10-17
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Ajay Nair is Associate Vice Provost at the University of Pennsylvania. Murali Balaji is a lecturer and doctoral fellow at the College of Communications at Pennsylvania State University.
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