The Chican@ Hip Hop Nation: Politics of a New Millennial Mestizaje - Brossura

Mcfarland, Pancho

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ISBN 10: 1611860865 ISBN 13: 9781611860863

Casa editrice: Michigan State Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

The population of Mexican-origin peoples in the United States is a diverse one, as reflected by age, class, gender, sexuality, and religion. Far from antiquated concepts of mestizaje, recent scholarship has shown that Mexican@/Chican@ culture is a mixture of indigenous, African, and Spanish and other European peoples and cultures. No one reflects this rich blend of cultures better than Chican@ rappers, whose lyrics and iconography can help to deepen our understanding of what it means to be Chican@ or Mexican@ today. While some identify as Mexican mestizos, others identify as indigenous people or base their identities on their class and racial/ethnic makeup. No less significant is the intimate level of contact between Chican@s and black Americans. Via a firm theoretical foundation, Pancho McFarland explores the language and ethos of Chican@/Mexican@ hip hop and sheds new light on three distinct identities reflected in the music: indigenous/Mexica, Mexican nationalist/immigrant, and street hopper. With particular attention to the intersection of black and Chicano cultures, the author places exciting recent developments in music forms within the context of progressive social change, social justice, identity, and a new transnational, polycultural America.

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L'autore:

Pancho McFarland is Associate Professor of Sociology at Chicago State University. He was born in Illinois and raised in Raton, New Mexico, as a member of the Cortez clan.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Michigan State Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1611860865
• ISBN 13: 9781611860863
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 294