The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop

The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop
Author: Justin A. Williams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2015-02-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1107037468

This Companion covers the hip-hop elements, methods of studying hip-hop, and case studies from Nerdcore to Turkish-German and Japanese hip-hop.

The Cambridge Companion to Hip-hop

The Cambridge Companion to Hip-hop
Author: Justin A.. Williams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Rap (Music)
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It has been more than thirty-five years since the first commercial recordings of hip-hop music were made. This Companion, written by renowned scholars and industry professionals reflects the passion and scholarly activity occurring in the new generation of hip-hop studies. It covers a diverse range of case studies from Nerdcore hip-hop to instrumental hip-hop to the role of rappers in the Obama campaign and from countries including Senegal, Japan, Germany, Cuba, and the UK. Chapters provide an overview of the 'four elements' of hip-hop - MCing, DJing, break dancing (or breakin'), and graffiti - in addition to key topics such as religion, theatre, film, gender, and politics. Intended for students, scholars, and the most serious of 'hip-hop heads', this collection incorporates methods in studying hip-hop flow, as well as the music analysis of hip-hop and methods from linguistics, political science, gender and film studies to provide exciting new perspectives on this rapidly developing field.

The Cambridge Companion to Rhythm

The Cambridge Companion to Rhythm
Author: Russell Hartenberger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2020-09-24
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1108492924

An exploration of rhythm and the richness of musical time from the perspective of performers, composers, analysts, and listeners.

The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock

The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock
Author: Simon Frith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2001-08-16
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780521556606

This Companion maps the world of pop and rock, pinpointing the most significant moments in its history and presenting the key issues involved in understanding popular culture's most vital art form. Expert writers chart the changing patterns in the production and consumption of popular music, the emergence of a vast industry with a turnover of billions and the rise of global stars from Elvis to Public Enemy, Nirvana to the Spice Girls. They trace the way new technologies - from the amplifier to the internet - have changed the sounds and practices of pop and they analyse the way maverick entrepreneurs have given way to multimedia corporations. In particular they focus on the controversial issues concerning race and ethnicity, politics, gender and globalisation. Contains full profiles of a selection of figures from the pop and rock world.

The Cambridge Companion to Music in Digital Culture

The Cambridge Companion to Music in Digital Culture
Author: Nicholas Cook
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2019-09-19
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1107161789

Digital technology has profoundly transformed almost all aspects of musical culture. This book explains how and why.

The Cambridge Companion to George Bernard Shaw

The Cambridge Companion to George Bernard Shaw
Author: Christopher Innes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1998-09-24
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780521566339

This volume covers all aspects of Shaw's drama, focusing both on the political and theatrical context, while the illustrations showcase productions from the Shaw Festival in Canada.

The Cambridge Companion to American Poetry Since 1945

The Cambridge Companion to American Poetry Since 1945
Author: Jennifer Ashton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2013-02-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0521766958

Explores the ways in which American poetry has documented and sometimes helped propel the literary and cultural revolutions of the past sixty-five years.

The Cambridge Companion to the Singer-Songwriter

The Cambridge Companion to the Singer-Songwriter
Author: Katherine Ann Williams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2016-02-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1107063647

This Companion explores the historical and theoretical contexts of the singer-songwriter tradition, and includes case studies of singer-songwriters from Thomas d'Urfey through to Kanye West.

Routledge Handbook of Graffiti and Street Art

Routledge Handbook of Graffiti and Street Art
Author: Jeffrey Ian Ross
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2016-03-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317645863

The Routledge Handbook of Graffiti and Street Art integrates and reviews current scholarship in the field of graffiti and street art. Thirty-seven original contributions are organized around four sections: History, Types, and Writers/Artists of Graffiti and Street Art; Theoretical Explanations of Graffiti and Street Art/Causes of Graffiti and Street Art; Regional/Municipal Variations/Differences of Graffiti and Street Art; and, Effects of Graffiti and Street Art. Chapters are written by experts from different countries throughout the world and their expertise spans the fields of American Studies, Art Theory, Criminology, Criminal justice, Ethnography, Photography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Visual Communication. The Handbook will be of interest to researchers, instructors, advanced students, libraries, and art gallery and museum curators. This book is also accessible to practitioners and policy makers in the fields of criminal justice, law enforcement, art history, museum studies, tourism studies, and urban studies as well as members of the news media. The Handbook includes 70 images, a glossary, a chronology, and the electronic edition will be widely hyperlinked.

The Cambridge Companion to American Islam

The Cambridge Companion to American Islam
Author: Juliane Hammer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2013-08-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107002419

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the past and present of American Muslim communities. Chapters discuss demographics, political participation, media, cultural and literary production, conversion, religious practice, education, mosque building, interfaith dialogue, and marriage and family, as well as American Muslim thought and Sufi communities. No comparable volume exists to date.