“It Ain’t Shit About the Music!”: Discussions on Freedom of Expression in Relation to Rap Music in Social Work
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“It Ain’t Shit About the Music!” : Discussions on Freedom of Expression in Relation to Rap Music in Social Work. / Ringsager, Kristine.
In: Danish Musicology Online, Vol. Special edition : RESEARCHING MUSIC CENSORSHIP, 2015, p. 109-128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - “It Ain’t Shit About the Music!”
T2 - Discussions on Freedom of Expression in Relation to Rap Music in Social Work
AU - Ringsager, Kristine
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Based on field research among participants and employees at a series of rap projects, this article examines the use of rap music in social integration work among ethnic mi- nority youth from the perspective of anthropology of music. By highlighting the spe- cific discursive formations around the expediency of the production of rap music as a non-formal educational resource, the article focuses on the personal, political and social aspects of freedom of speech and the ways in which these are negotiated by re- pressive tolerance within the projects. On this background, it is discussed how the so- cio-economic aims of the rap-as-resource industry affect the participants’ expressions, and it is questioned whether the musical and personal agencies that are ideally offered by the projects are consistent with the actual freedom of action and expression that becomes available to the participants.
AB - Based on field research among participants and employees at a series of rap projects, this article examines the use of rap music in social integration work among ethnic mi- nority youth from the perspective of anthropology of music. By highlighting the spe- cific discursive formations around the expediency of the production of rap music as a non-formal educational resource, the article focuses on the personal, political and social aspects of freedom of speech and the ways in which these are negotiated by re- pressive tolerance within the projects. On this background, it is discussed how the so- cio-economic aims of the rap-as-resource industry affect the participants’ expressions, and it is questioned whether the musical and personal agencies that are ideally offered by the projects are consistent with the actual freedom of action and expression that becomes available to the participants.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - rap music
KW - hip hop
KW - social work
KW - freedom of expression
M3 - Journal article
VL - Special edition : RESEARCHING MUSIC CENSORSHIP
SP - 109
EP - 128
JO - Danish Musicology Online
JF - Danish Musicology Online
SN - 1904-237X
ER -
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