Hip Hop Dance: Meanings and Messages
- Author: Huntington, Carla Stalling
Hip Hop Dance: Meanings and Messages
- Author: Huntington, Carla Stalling
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Tracing the African American dance from the Diaspora to the dance floor, this book covers a social history germane not only to the African American experience, but also to the global experience of laborers who learn lessons from hip hop dance. Examining hip hop dance as text, as commentary, and as a function of identity construction within the confines of consumerism, the book draws on popular cultural images from films, commercials, and dance studios. A bibliography, discography, and filmography are included.
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Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I: Hip Hop Innovation
- 1. Theorizing Hip Hop Dance
- 2. African Diaspora
- 3. Feminist Re-View of Hip Hop Dance
- Part II: Hip Hop Appropriation
- 4. Theorizing Hip Hop Dance Consumption
- 5. Furthering Globalization and Capital Formation
- 6. Hip Hop Dance Codification and Commoditization
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Videography
- Discography
- Index
