Renegade Rhymes

Author : Meredith Schweig
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226820580
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Renegade Rhymes written by Meredith Schweig and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-09-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A close look at how Taiwanese musicians are using rap music as a creative way to explore and reconcile Taiwanese identity and history. Like many states emerging from oppressive political rule, Taiwan saw a cultural explosion in the late 1980s, when nearly four decades of martial law under the Chinese Nationalist Party ended. As members of a multicultural, multilingual society with a complex history of migration and colonization, Taiwanese people entered this moment of political transformation eager to tell their stories and grapple with their identities. In Renegade Rhymes, ethnomusicologist Meredith Schweig shows how rap music has become a powerful tool in the post-authoritarian period for both exploring and producing new knowledge about the ethnic, cultural, and political history of Taiwan. ​ Schweig draws on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, taking readers to concert venues, music video sets, scenes of protest, and more to show how early MCs from marginalized ethnic groups infused rap with important aspects of their own local languages, music, and narrative traditions. Aiming their critiques at the educational system and a neoliberal economy, new generations of rappers have used the art form to nurture associational bonds and rehearse rituals of democratic citizenship, making a new kind of sense out of their complicated present.

Author : Michael Berry
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315315866
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Listening to Rap written by Michael Berry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past four decades, rap and hip hop culture have taken a central place in popular music both in the United States and around the world. Listening to Rap: An Introduction enables students to understand the historical context, cultural impact, and unique musical characteristics of this essential genre. Each chapter explores a key topic in the study of rap music from the 1970s to today, covering themes such as race, gender, commercialization, politics, and authenticity. Synthesizing the approaches of scholars from a variety of disciplines—including music, cultural studies, African-American studies, gender studies, literary criticism, and philosophy—Listening to Rap tracks the evolution of rap and hip hop while illustrating its vast cultural significance. The text features more than 60 detailed listening guides that analyze the musical elements of songs by a wide array of artists, from Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash to Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z, Kanye West, and more. A companion website showcases playlists of the music discussed in each chapter. Rooted in the understanding that cultural context, music, and lyrics combine to shape rap’s meaning, the text assumes no prior knowledge. For students of all backgrounds, Listening to Rap offers a clear and accessible introduction to this vital and influential music.

Author : John Walker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.7B/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Rhyming Dictionary written by John Walker and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Walker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rhyming Dictionary of the English Language written by John Walker and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John WALKER (the Philologist.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Rhyming Dictionary: answering, at the same time, the purposes of spelling and pronouncing the English language, on a plan not hitherto attempted ... and ... an index of allowable rhymes ... The second edition, improved written by John WALKER (the Philologist.) and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Walker
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rhyming Dictionary of the English Language, in which the Whole Language is Arranged According to Its Terminations written by John Walker and published by . This book was released on 1860* with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Smibert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rhyming dictionary for the use of young poets, with an essay on English versification [by T. Smibert]. written by Thomas Smibert and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Walker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 802 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Rhyming Dictionary: Answering at the Same Time the Purposes of Spelling, Pronouncing, and Explaining the English Language written by John Walker and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Walker (the Philologist.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Rhyming Dictionary: Answering, at the Same Time, the Purposes of Spelling and Pronouncing the English Language, Etc written by John Walker (the Philologist.) and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Walker
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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