On Blackness and the Nation in Arabic Hip Hop: Case Studies from Lebanon and Libya
In this contribution, Chris Nickell and Adam Benkato think together about the mobilization of Blackness in Arabic hip hop from two different contexts: a rap battle in Beirut, Lebanon and music videos from Benghazi, Libya. In both, hip hop artists confront Blackness with the nation through the Afro-d...
Main Authors: | Chris Nickell, Adam Benkato |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cultural Studies Association
2021-03-01
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Series: | Lateral |
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Online Access: | https://csalateral.org/forum/cultural-constructions-race-racism-middle-east-north-africa-southwest-asia-mena-swana/blackness-nation-arabic-hip-hop-lebanon-libya-nickell-benkato/ |
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