Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Literature

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Tarshia L. Stanley

Book Code: GR4389

ISBN: 0-313-34389-6

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34389-6

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312 pages, photos

Greenwood Press

Publication: 12/30/2008

List Price: $69.95 (UK Sterling Price: £39.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 7 x 10

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Description: Hip Hop literature, also known as urban fiction or street lit, is a type of writing evocative of the harsh realities of life in the inner city. Beginning with seminal works by such writers as Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim and culminating in contemporary fiction, autobiography, and poetry, Hip Hop literature is exerting the same kind of influence as Hip Hop music, fashion, and culture. This encyclopedia defines the world of Hip Hop literature for students and general readers. Included are more than 180 alphabetically entries on authors, genres, and works, as well as on the musical artists, fashion designers, directors, and other figures who make up the context of Hip Hop literature. Among the topics covered are:

Beat Street

Between God and Gangsta Rap

Black Popular Culture

Blaxploitation

Bullet Proof

Children's Literature

Cupcake Brown

Deconstructing Tyrone

Fly Girl

Graphic Novels

Hip Hop Music

Horror Fiction

Walter Dean Myers

Teri Woods

And many more.

Entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia concludes with a selected, general bibliography. Students in literature classes will value this guide to an increasingly popular body of literature, while students in social studies classes will welcome its illumination of American cultural diversity.

Table of Contents:

List of Entries
Guide to Related Topics
Preface
The Encyclopedia
Selected Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors

LC Card Number: 2008033532

LCC Class: PS153

Dewey Class: 810

PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf


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