dc.contributor.advisor |
Wheeler, Elizabeth |
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dc.contributor.author |
England, Megan |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-10-27T18:49:12Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-10-27T18:49:12Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-10-27 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20512 |
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dc.description.abstract |
In this thesis, I examine the ways in which a growing number of Indigenous artists in the United States and Canada are using hip hop not only as a form of artistic expression, but also to vent frustration about and to draw attention to contemporary issues affecting their communities. These artists participate in a tradition of politically conscious performance that has influenced and been influenced by Indigenous social movements across North America. Indigenous hip hop serves to affirm and redefine twenty-first century Indigenous identities, disrupting and reinterpreting stereotypical representations of Native Americans in a process which I describe as an “authenticity loop.” By utilizing artistic choices and strategic representations of indigeneity, the artists I examine have firmly established that they along with their communities are not remnants of the past, even as they maintain a continuity between previous generations and the present day. |
en_US |
dc.language.iso |
en_US |
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dc.publisher |
University of Oregon |
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dc.rights |
All Rights Reserved. |
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dc.subject |
Hip hop |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Popular culture |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Social protest |
en_US |
dc.title |
"I'm Not a Rapper, I'm an Activist Who Rhymes": Native American Hip Hop, Activism, and Twenty-First Century Identities |
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dc.type |
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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thesis.degree.name |
M.A. |
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thesis.degree.level |
masters |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Department of English |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
University of Oregon |
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