Ghandnoosh, Nazgol. 2010. “‘Cross-Cultural’ Practices: Interpreting Non-African-American Participation in Hip-Hop Dance.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 33(9):1580-99. Retrieved 2015 ( http://myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/docview/758122989?accountid=14771 ). In this scholarly article, Ghandnoosh (2010) explores the interpretation of cultural practices made by participants of another race. She captures a wide range of participant views by interviewing non-African-American women on how ‘cross-cultural’ practices of hip-hop “promote tolerance or essentialism in everyday life, and whether they enable appropriation in the field of cultural production” (Ghandnoosh, 2010). The article
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Labeled as being affiliated with one of several ethnic categories (White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, etc) even though they may not define themselves that way nor are they identified as such back in their native countries, “hip-hop culture and Black American culture more broadly offer more attractive models for identity formation” (Cutler, 2008) for teenage immigrants. Cutler (2008) describes hip-hop as something that offers immigrant youths a wide variety of social, cultural and linguistic resources which opens up numerous opportunities for self-definition that these symbolic resources can offer. Seen also as a symbol of resistance to racialization, the culture of hip-hop offers immigrants “an alternate entry point into American culture” (Cutler, 2008), allowing them a way to embrace American popular culture. The article investigates how these young immigrants seek “to understand the meaning behind their cultural and linguistic affiliation with hip-hop and the extent to which this has an impact on how they construct their identities” (Cutler, 2008) by interviewing teenage immigrants whom affiliate themselves with the hip-hop …show more content…
Morgan and Bennet describes hip-hop culture as “a culture that encourages and integrates innovative practices of artistic expression, knowledge production, social identification and political mobilization” (Morgan & Bennet, 2011) amongst individuals. Morgan and Bennet (2011) identifies hip-hop culture as a multiracial community that is made up of individuals with diverse identities, whether it be gender, sexuality or class. They argue that hip-hop culture is not solely based off of ones’ ethnicity or race. Although hip-hop is seen symbolically worldwide as being associated with African Americans, the cultural norm is inclusive. Hip-hop is not merely just words and expressions that creates this so called ‘bond’ amongst followers. It goes deeper than that. The authors suggests that the ‘bond’ is created by the African American ideology where “words signify multiple meanings and critiques of power” (Morgan & Bennet, 2011). Examples of how individuals across the world come together to create this ‘bond’ includes the role that hip-hop played during the 2011 Arab Spring revolution. Teenagers across North Africa and the Middle East saw this as a way to resist politically and to practice free
Labeled as being affiliated with one of several ethnic categories (White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, etc) even though they may not define themselves that way nor are they identified as such back in their native countries, “hip-hop culture and Black American culture more broadly offer more attractive models for identity formation” (Cutler, 2008) for teenage immigrants. Cutler (2008) describes hip-hop as something that offers immigrant youths a wide variety of social, cultural and linguistic resources which opens up numerous opportunities for self-definition that these symbolic resources can offer. Seen also as a symbol of resistance to racialization, the culture of hip-hop offers immigrants “an alternate entry point into American culture” (Cutler, 2008), allowing them a way to embrace American popular culture. The article investigates how these young immigrants seek “to understand the meaning behind their cultural and linguistic affiliation with hip-hop and the extent to which this has an impact on how they construct their identities” (Cutler, 2008) by interviewing teenage immigrants whom affiliate themselves with the hip-hop …show more content…
Morgan and Bennet describes hip-hop culture as “a culture that encourages and integrates innovative practices of artistic expression, knowledge production, social identification and political mobilization” (Morgan & Bennet, 2011) amongst individuals. Morgan and Bennet (2011) identifies hip-hop culture as a multiracial community that is made up of individuals with diverse identities, whether it be gender, sexuality or class. They argue that hip-hop culture is not solely based off of ones’ ethnicity or race. Although hip-hop is seen symbolically worldwide as being associated with African Americans, the cultural norm is inclusive. Hip-hop is not merely just words and expressions that creates this so called ‘bond’ amongst followers. It goes deeper than that. The authors suggests that the ‘bond’ is created by the African American ideology where “words signify multiple meanings and critiques of power” (Morgan & Bennet, 2011). Examples of how individuals across the world come together to create this ‘bond’ includes the role that hip-hop played during the 2011 Arab Spring revolution. Teenagers across North Africa and the Middle East saw this as a way to resist politically and to practice free