Fear of a Black Nation: Local Rappers, Transnational Crossings, and State Power in Contemporary Cuba
This essay analyzes the relationships between culture, power, and politics in contemporary Cuba through the lens of hip-hop. In particular, I look at the interactions between Cuban rappers, the Cuban socialist state, and diverse transnational networks in a moment of economic crisis, increasing racia...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Anthropological Quarterly. - George Washington University Institute for Ethnographic Research. - 76(2003), 4, Seite 575-608 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2003
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Anthropological Quarterly |
| Schlagworte: | Race Hip-hop Cuban rappers Transnational networks State power Cultural resistance Arts Behavioral sciences Political science Social sciences |
| Zusammenfassung: | This essay analyzes the relationships between culture, power, and politics in contemporary Cuba through the lens of hip-hop. In particular, I look at the interactions between Cuban rappers, the Cuban socialist state, and diverse transnational networks in a moment of economic crisis, increasing racial disparities, and Cuba's changing global position. The essay explores how the Cuban state has harnessed the energy of the growing hip-hop movement as a way of bolstering its popularity; I highlight forms of appropriation and collaboration between transnational cultural forms and the nation-state that have generally been absent from accounts of cultural globalization. But I also suggest that Cuban rappers' participation in transnational networks allows these rappers some autonomy to continue promoting messages of racial egalitarianism and to develop alternative strategies in a moment of declining options for black youth. |
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| ISSN: | 15341518 |