Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop by Jeff Chang (English) Paperback

Description: Total Chaos by Jeff Chang The author of the award-winning Cant Stop, Wont Stop assembles the most innovative and provocative voices in hip-hop to assess the future of the most important cultural movement of our time FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Its not just rap music. Hip-hop has transformed theatre, dance, performance, poetry, literature, fashion, design, photography, painting, and film, to become one of the most far-reaching and transformative arts movements of the past two decades.American Book award-winning journalist Jeff Chang, author of the acclaimed Cant Stop Wont Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation , assembles some of the most innovative and provocative voices in hip-hop to assess the most important cultural movement of our time. Its an incisive look at hip-hop arts in the voices of the pioneers, innovators, and mavericks.With an introductory survey essay by Chang, the anthology includes: Greg Tate, Mark Anthony Neal, Brian B+" Cross, and Vijay Prashad examining hip-hop aesthetics in the wake of multiculturalism. Joan Morgan and Mark Anthony Neal discussing gender relations in hip-hop. Hip-hop novelists Danyel Smith and Adam Mansbach on "street lit" and "lit hop". Actor, playwright, and performance artist Danny Hoch on how hip-hop defined the aesthetics of a generation. Rock Steady Crew b-boy-turned-celebrated visual artist DOZE on the uses and limits of a "hip-hop" identity. award-winning writer Raquel Cepeda on West African cosmology and "the flash of the spirit" in hip-hop arts. Pioneer dancer POPMASTER FABELs history of hip-hop dance, and acclaimed choreographer Rennie Harris on hip-hops transformation of global dance theatre. Bill Adlers history of hip-hop photography, including photos by Glen E. Friedman, Janette Beckman, and Joe Conzo. Poetry and prose from Watts Prophet Father Amde Hamilton and Def Poetry Jam veterans Staceyann Chin, Suheir Hammad, Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Kevin Coval. Roundtable discussions and essays presenting hip-hop in theatre, graphic design, documentary film and video, photography, and the visual arts. Total Chaos is Jeff Chang at his best: fierce and unwavering in his commitment to document the hip-hop explosion. In beginning to define a hip-hop aesthetic, this gathering of artists, pioneers, and thinkers illuminates the special truth that hip-hop speaks to youth around the globe." (Bakari Kitwana, author of The Hip-Hop Generation ) Notes Subtitled, The Art & Aesthetics Of Hip-Hop. Author Biography Jeff Chang is the author of Cant Stop, Wont Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, for which he was awarded the 2005 American Book Award. He has been featured on Vibe Magazines Top 100 Juice" List. Chang tours extensively, lecturing at universities, museums, and community arts organizations around the country. He lives in Berkeley, California. Prizes Commended for Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) (Nonfiction) 2008 Long Description Music journalist and American Book Award winner Jeff Chang presents a stunning and incisive look at hip-hop in the voices of those most intimately involved--prominent artists, writers, musicians, and performers who consider not simply where hip-hop has been but where its going. Some of the essays are: - Acclaimed actor, playwright, and performance artist Danny Hoch on how hip-hop defined the aesthetics of a generation - Rock Steady Crew b-boy-turned-celebrated visual artist Doze on the uses and limits of a "hip-hop" identity - Def Poetry Jams Suheir Hammad on the urgent intersection between arts and activism after Hurricane Katrina - Cultural critics Greg Tate, Mark Anthony Neal, Brian "B+" Cross, and Vijay Prashad in a roundable examination of aesthetics after the decline of the 1980s Multiculturalism movement Infused with the movements grit, funk, and brutal honesty, Total Chaos is a unique and indispensable survey of the hip-hop generations contribution to the arts. Details ISBN0465009093 Short Title TOTAL CHAOS Language English ISBN-10 0465009093 ISBN-13 9780465009091 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2007 Author Jeff Chang Place of Publication Washington Country of Publication United States Subtitle The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop DOI 10.1604/9780465009091 Imprint Basic Books US Release Date 2007-01-09 UK Release Date 2007-01-09 Pages 400 Publisher Basic Books Publication Date 2007-01-09 DEWEY 782.421649 Audience General NZ Release Date 2007-01-08 AU Release Date 2007-01-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7490165;

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