Brazilian Hip Hoppers Speak from the Margins: We's on Tape

by Derek Pardue

In the land of samba, there is another vibrant culture capturing the attention of urban youth. This compelling account argues that hip hop, while certainly a product of globalized flows of information and technology, is by no means homogenous. Using more than five years of anthropological fieldwork in S o Paulo, Brazil's largest city, Pardue represents "culture" as generative and thus meaningful as a set of practices. When interpreted in this manner,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230120717
• ISBN13: 9780230120716
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"