Description
This book focuses on the culture and politics involved in building hip-hop archives. It addresses practical aspects, including methods of accumulation, curation, preservation, and digitization and critically analyzes institutional power, community engagement, urban economics, public access, and the ideological implications associated with hip-hop culture's enduring tensions with dominant social values. The collection of?essays are divided into four sections;?Doing the Knowledge, Challenging?Archival Forms, Beyond the Nation and?Institutional Alignments: Interviews and?Reflections. The book covers a range of?official, unofficial, DIY and community?archives and collections and features?chapters by scholar practitioners,?educators and curators. A wide swath of?hip-hop culture is featured in the book,?including a focus on dance, graffiti,?clothing, and battle rap. The range of?authors and their topics span countries in?Asia, Europe, the Caribbean and North?America.
Binding: Paperback / softback
Binding: Paperback / softback