Black or White?: Commercial Rap Music and Authenticity – Bc. Petr Homolka
Bc. Petr Homolka
Master's thesis
Black or White?: Commercial Rap Music and Authenticity
Black or White?: Commercial Rap Music and Authenticity
Abstract:
Hip-hopová kultura se zrodila v neworské čtvrti Bronx. Její vznik byl důsledkem nuceného stěhování mnoha komunit v závislosti na výstavbě významného tahu Cross Bronx Expressway. Bronx se stal útočištěm nejchudších afroamerických a portorických komunit a stal se synonymem pro bezvýchodnost, chudobu a násilí. Tento prostor postupně ovládly místní gangy fungující na základě příslušnosti k té které ulici …moreAbstract:
Hip-hop culture emerged in the Bronx, New York City. A consequence of the forced relocation of many communities related to the construction of Cross Bronx Expressway, the neighborhood of South Bronx became a synonym of destitution, poverty, and violence. The area was virtually divided into turfs as the local gangs ruled the streets. In the early 1970s, the gangs were dissolving and the Bronxites succeeded …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 27. 4. 2010
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/qp2c5/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 14. 6. 2010
- Supervisor: B.A. Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakultaMasaryk University
Faculty of ArtsMaster programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature