Chenjerai Kumanyika
Biographic Data
| ID | 6301993 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chenjerai Kumanyika |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chenjerai |
| FAMILY NAME | Kumanyika |
| SIGNATURE | KUMANYIKA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Clemson University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Capitol Riots
The Gig Economy
We demand justice. We just getting started’
The hip-hop activism of Pittsburgh's 1Hood Media has been a key element of the success of several contemporary social justice campaigns, such as the 2010 Justice For Jordan Miles police brutality case. After offering some background on 1Hood Media and a discussion of constitutive rhetoric, this study offers a close reading of 1Hood's rhetorical appeal, focusing on the ways in which the audience is constituted as both collective and individual sub…
Microphone Czech, Keepin' It Real
In 2010, African American artist “Hypno” from the US hip-hop group Spooks collaborated with Debbi Kahl, an up-and-coming Czech singer, to produce a pop song for the Czech music market. This study explores how racial and ethnic codes/categories were implicated in this collaboration and the profound organizing impact these had on several stages of the production process. This study examines several dimensions of this process involving the interplay…
Advertainment and the Construction of Decision-making Power in MTV's Making the Band
This paper explores the popular MTV show Making the Band as both commentary about the entertainment industry, and a cultural commodity from the entertainment industry. Specifically, it analyzes the program's symbolic construction of the entertainment industry, especially the portrayal of personal agency and decision-making. The concepts of pseudo-realism and advertainment are used to critique how the program targets desirable demographics and mai…
Advertainment and the Construction of Decision-making Power in MTV's Making the Band
This paper explores the popular MTV show Making the Band as both commentary about the entertainment industry, and a cultural commodity from the entertainment industry. Specifically, it analyzes the program's symbolic construction of the entertainment industry, especially the portrayal of personal agency and decision-making. The concepts of pseudo-realism and advertainment are used to critique how the program targets desirable demographics and mai…
We demand justice. We just getting started’
The hip-hop activism of Pittsburgh's 1Hood Media has been a key element of the success of several contemporary social justice campaigns, such as the 2010 Justice For Jordan Miles police brutality case. After offering some background on 1Hood Media and a discussion of constitutive rhetoric, this study offers a close reading of 1Hood's rhetorical appeal, focusing on the ways in which the audience is constituted as both collective and individual sub…
Advertainment and the Construction of Decision-making Power in MTV's Making the Band
This paper explores the popular MTV show Making the Band as both commentary about the entertainment industry, and a cultural commodity from the entertainment industry. Specifically, it analyzes the program's symbolic construction of the entertainment industry, especially the portrayal of personal agency and decision-making. The concepts of pseudo-realism and advertainment are used to critique how the program targets desirable demographics and mai…
Microphone Czech, Keepin' It Real
In 2010, African American artist “Hypno” from the US hip-hop group Spooks collaborated with Debbi Kahl, an up-and-coming Czech singer, to produce a pop song for the Czech music market. This study explores how racial and ethnic codes/categories were implicated in this collaboration and the profound organizing impact these had on several stages of the production process. This study examines several dimensions of this process involving the interplay…
We demand justice. We just getting started’
The hip-hop activism of Pittsburgh's 1Hood Media has been a key element of the success of several contemporary social justice campaigns, such as the 2010 Justice For Jordan Miles police brutality case. After offering some background on 1Hood Media and a discussion of constitutive rhetoric, this study offers a close reading of 1Hood's rhetorical appeal, focusing on the ways in which the audience is constituted as both collective and individual sub…
The Gig Economy
The Capitol Riots
Economics (3 works) · Music History and Culture (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Economy (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works)