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St. James Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Culture Hardcover – March 7, 2018

by Thomas Riggs (Editor)
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The St. James Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Culture presents more than 200 entries that examine the history and contributions of hip hop to American and global culture. It provides academic and public libraries with a much-needed authoritative reference resource defining, exploring, and analyzing this significant aspect of culture and history.
Hip hop culture is studied within countless disciplines at the university level, including history, sociology, anthropology, business, marketing, design, and of course music, dance, and art. Hip hop is being incorporated into K-12 curriculum as well, to engage students in learning English language arts, history, and even science. And hip hop is included in programing at large public libraries like Queens Library, honoring its local history and culture with â??8 Days of Nonstop Hip Hopâ?? in May 2015. The Schomburg Center (NYPL) hosted â??First Friday â??Hip Hopâ?? editionâ?? in May 2016, with similar programming at other urban libraries engaging their communities.
Entries in the work discuss the music (rap and DJing), dance (breakdancing), and visual arts (graffiti) that are the artistic expressions of hip hop culture, and feature the people, places, events, and works that started the movement and established hip hop as a global phenomenon. Entries also examine hip hopâ??s influence in other artistic arenas such as fashion, film, and poetry; its impact on education, polit

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  1. Print length
    608 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    St James Press
  4. Publication date
    March 7, 2018
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 1.3 x 11.1 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1410380815
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1410380814
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ St James Press; 001 edition (March 7, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 608 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1410380815
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1410380814
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.3 x 11.1 inches

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Roy Christopher

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Roy Christopher is an aging BMX and skateboarding zine kid. That’s where he learned to turn events and interviews into pages with staples. He has since written about music, media, and culture for everything from self-published zines and personal blogs to national magazines and academic journals. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. As a child, he solved the Rubik’s Cube competitively.

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