BLACK STUDIES, RAP AND THE ACADEMY by Houston A. Baker ( 9780226035215 )

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Title:

BLACK STUDIES, RAP AND THE ACADEMY

By:

Houston A. Baker

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0226035212

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9780226035215

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Publisher:

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS

Pub. date:

15 November, 1995

Series:

Black Literature & Culture S.

Pages:

122

Synopsis:

In this explosive book, Houston Baker takes stock of the current state of Black Studies in the university and outlines its responsibilities to the newest form of black urban expression--rap. A frank, polemical essay, "Black Studies, Rap, and the Academy" is an uninhibited defense of Black Studies and an extended commentary on the importance of rap. Written in the midst of the political correctness wars and in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots, Baker's meditation on the academy and black urban expression has generated much controversy and comment from both ends of the political spectrum.

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7 halftones, 1 figure

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University of Chicago Press

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