{"product_id":"the-hip-hop-obama-reader-9780199341818","title":"The Hip Hop \u0026 Obama Reader","description":"\u003cem\u003eFeaturing a foreword by Tricia Rose and an Afterword by Cathy J. Cohen\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarack Obama flipped the script on more than three decades of conventional wisdom when he openly embraced hip hop--often regarded as politically radioactive--in his presidential campaigns. Just as important was the extent to which hip hop artists and activists embraced him in return. This new\u003cbr\u003erelationship fundamentally altered the dynamics between popular culture, race, youth, and national politics. But what does this relationship look like now, and what will it look like in the decades to come? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hip Hop \u0026amp; Obama Reader\u003c\/em\u003e attempts to answer these questions by offering the first systematic analysis of hip hop and politics in the Obama era and beyond. Over the course of 14 chapters, leading scholars and activists offer new perspectives on hip hop's role in political mobilization, grassroots\u003cbr\u003eorganizing, campaign branding, and voter turnout, as well as the ever-changing linguistic, cultural, racial, and gendered dimensions of hip hop in the U.S. and abroad. Inviting readers to reassess how Obama's presidency continues to be shaped by the voice of hip hop and, conversely, how hip hop\u003cbr\u003emusic and politics have been shaped by Obama, \u003cem\u003eThe Hip Hop \u0026amp; Obama Reader\u003c\/em\u003e critically examines hip hop's potential to effect social change in the 21st century. This volume is essential reading for scholars and fans of hip hop, as well as those interested in the shifting relationship between democracy\u003cbr\u003eand popular culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Travis L. Gosa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OUP Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199341818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTravis L. Gosa \u003c\/strong\u003eis Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Cornell University. He holds faculty appointments in Education and American Studies, and is affiliated with the Cornell Center for the Study of Inequality. Since 2008, he has served on the advisory board of Cornell's Hip Hop Collection, \u003cbr\u003ethe largest archive on early hip hop culture in the United States. He teaches courses on hip hop culture, educational inequality, and African American families. His most recent work has been published with peer-reviewed journals \u003cem\u003ePoetics, Journal of Popular Music Studies, Teacher's College Record, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePopular Music and Society, \u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eJournal of American Culture\u003c\/em\u003e. He also writes regularly for popular outlets, including \u003cem\u003eThe Root, FoxNews, Ebony\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Chronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErik Nielson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Richmond, where he teaches courses on African American literature, hip hop culture, and advanced writing. He received his M.A. in English from University College London and his Ph.D., also in English, from the University of\u003cbr\u003eSheffield. He has lectured on African American literature and hip hop culture at major conferences in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada, and he has published articles in several peer reviewed journals, including \u003cem\u003eAfrican American Review, MELUS, Race and Justice, International Journal of Cultural\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudies\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e Journal of Popular Music Studies\u003c\/em\u003e. He also writes regularly for popular outlets, including \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, and NPR and has been interviewed by a wide range of national media organizations. He is currently at work on his manuscript, \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder Surveillance: Policing the Resistance in Hip Hop\u003c\/em\u003e, for Manchester University Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP Us","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39934204674163,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_cf2e4371-2b23-4691-9f78-d06d843a45ea.jpg?v=1647877599","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-hip-hop-obama-reader-9780199341818","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}