Contesting the mark of criminality : resistance and ideology in gangsta rap, 1988-1997
This dissertation situates the emergence of gangsta rap from 1988-1997 within the historical trajectory of the American criminal justice system and the mass incarceration of African Americans. Specifically, it examines how the genre enacted the mark of criminality as a gesture of resistance in a per...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/6554 |