Hip-Hop en Franais: An Exploration of Hip-Hop Culture in the Francophone World

Hip-Hop en Fran ais presents an overview of the emergence and development of hip-hop culture in France, French Caribbean, Qu bec, and Senegal from its origins until today. With essays by renowned hip-hop scholars and a foreword by Marcyliena Morgan, Harvard's Hiphop Archive executive director, this edited volume addresses topics such as the history of rap music
hip-hop dance
the art of graffiti
hip-hop artists and their interactions with media arts, social media, literature, race, political and ideological landscapes
and hip-hop based education (HHBE). The contributors approach these topics from a variety of different disciplines including African and African-American studies, anthropology, Caribbean studies, cultural studies, dance studies, education, ethnology, French and Francophone studies, history, linguistics, media studies, music and ethnomusicology, and sociology. As one of the most comprehensive book dedicated to hip-hop culture in France and the Francophone World written in the English language, this book will be an important resource for scholars and students of African, Caribbean, French, and French-Canadian popular culture as well as anthropology and ethnomusicology.