The Rhizome of Blackness: A Critical Ethnography of Hip-Hop

The Rhizome of Blackness: A Critical Ethnography of Hip-Hop Culture, Language, Identity, and the Politics of Becoming (Black Studies and Critical Thinking)

The Rhizome of Blackness is a critical ethnographic documentation of the process of how continental African youth are becoming Black in North America. They enter a Â«social imaginaryÂ» where they find themselves already falling under the umbrella of Blackness. For young Africans, Hip-Hop culture, language, and identity emerge as significant sites of identification; desire; and cultural, linguistic, and identity investment. No longer is Â«plain Canadian EnglishÂ» a site of investment, but instead, Black English as a second language (BESL) and Â«Hip-Hop all da way baby!Â» (as one student put it). The result of this dialectic space between language learning and identity investment is a complex, multilayered, and Â«rhizomatic third space,Â» where Canada meets and rubs shoulders with Africa in downtown Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal in such a way that it produces its own Â«ticklish subjectÂ» and pedagogy of imaginary and integrative anti-racism.

Country	USA
Brand	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Manufacturer	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781433126024
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Rhizome of Blackness: A Critical Ethnography of Hip-Hop Culture, Language, Identity, and the Politics of Becoming (Black Studies and Critical Thinking)