Hip-Hop en Franais

Hip-Hop en franais: An Exploration of HipHop Culture in the Francophone World like its predecessor is an incontournable for any researcher in the fascinating field of contemporary Text and Music Studies. * Archiv fr Textmusikforschung * A highly stimulating and adventurous collection showcasing the vibrant hip-hop scene in the French speaking world. -- Olivier Bourderionnet, associate professor of French, The University of New Orleans An extraordinary and informative interdisciplinary look into the diversity and complexity of hip-hop in the Francophone world that takes the reader from its inner circles in Paris and Marseilles through the Caribbean, Canada, and West Africa. -- Eric Charry, professor of music, Wesleyan University The book could have benefited from a more clearly demarcated thematic structure. However, the lack of structural unity reflects the variety of hip-hop itself, with all its border-crossing diversity, theoretical implications, and practical manifestations. With this caveat in mind, this is a must-read for French or Francophone studies instructors. * The French Review *

Alain-Philippe Durand is Dean of the College of Humanities, Professor of French, Honors College Distinguished Fellow, and affiliated faculty in Africana Studies, Latin American Studies, LGBT Studies, and Public and Applied Humanities at the University of Arizona. He is the author and editor of Black, Blanc, Beur: Rap Music and Hip-Hop Culture in the Francophone World (Scarecrow Press, 2002). He is associate editor of the journal Contemporary French Civilization. In 2013, he launched the Minor in Hip-Hop Studies at the University of Arizona.

Foreword Marcyliena Morgan Acknowledgments Introduction Alain-Philippe Durand 1. Forty Years of French Rap: Identities in Crescendo Karim Hammou Translated from the French by Katie Angus 2. Hip Hop Music and Rap in Cities in Crisis: The Case of Marseille Jean-Marie Jacono Translated from the French by Andr Pettman 3. Fear of a Black Planet: The Transnational Racial Politics of Hip-Hop in France, 1990-1991 Samir Meghelli 4. Ghetto Patrimony: Rap and Racialization in France Paul A. Silverstein 5. Rap Music in Guadeloupe, an Overseas French Department in the Caribbean: 1980s to the Early 2000s Steve Gadet Translated from the French by Richard J. Gray II 6. French Rapper-Writers and Activism: Global Black Solidarity and (In)visibility Stve Puig 7. New Media, New Voices: Boobas and Sofianes Use of Social Networks to Promote Aspiring Rappers Kathryn Kleppinger 8. Hip-Hop Based Education (HHBE) in Paris and Its Suburbs Charles Norton 9. The Body Politic of Hip Hop Dance: What Hip Hop Dances Relation with French Society and Institutions Tells Us About the Place of Popular Art and its Political Stakes Hugues Bazin Translated from the French by Andr Pettman 10. Beats Working: Performance Economics in The Roots (2013) and Divines (2016) Felicia McCarren 11. Illegal Mural Expressions: Graffiti as an Act of Resistance? Alain Milon Translated from the French by Sarah Glasco and Matthew Kemp 12. Of Melody, Markets, and Mobilization: A History of Hip Hop in Dakar, Senegal Catherine M. Appert 13. Rap Music in Quebec: An Essentially Hybrid Genre Maxime Delcourt Translated from the French by Patricia Frederick 14. Alaclair Ensembles Postrigodon: An Inclusive Rewriting of Lower-Canadas History Applied to Hip-Hop Ariane Gruet-Pelchat Translated from the French by Matthew Kemp