Black Studies, Rap, and the Academy
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Houston A. Baker, Jr. | ISBN: | 9780226167336 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press | Publication: | December 1, 2018 |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Houston A. Baker, Jr. |
| ISBN: | 9780226167336 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Publication: | December 1, 2018 |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
