MUSI 2520 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: African-American History, African-American Culture, Zoot Suit
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Stereotypes in hip-hop culture are based on several issues: Alternative: afrocentric and afrological attempts for the advancement of african- There are four facets of hip-hop: breakdancing, graffiti, turntables, emceeing, slavery, jim crow, racism, exoticism and the exotic other, modern african-american culture since ca. Afrocentric vs. eurocentric - binary opposites of viewpoints on musical activity (or. Afrocentrism: ideology in response to eurocentrism that asserts the african culture to. Eurocentrism: ideology based on the pre-eminence of european culture. Lecture 1 and 2: jazz, hip-hop and jazz rap. Hip-hop is a broad category, not just consisting of gangsta rap. In the early 1900s, eurocentrism is very prominent because african culture was not. Afrological vs. eurological - some musical practices overlap: aspects are assimilated. Connected to urban environment of african-american communities. Changing sense of african american culture beginning ca. Music reflects this social energy giving it meaning and coherence for its audience.
