Damon Sajnani
Biographic Data
| ID | 782006 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Damon Sajnani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Damon |
| FAMILY NAME | Sajnani |
| SIGNATURE | SAJNANI D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
East African Hip Hop
Reviewed by: East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization by Mwenda Ntarangwi Damon Sajnani (bio) Ntarangwi, Mwenda. East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization. Chicago: U of Illinois P, 2009. Mwenda Ntarangwi's East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization is a concise and worthwhile read for anyone interested in Hip Hop or youth culture in East Africa, particularly if one's interests extend to socio-political issues.…
Remembering Monarchy, Forgetting Coloniality
In recent years, calls to abolish the Canadian monarchy have resurged. Its defenders argue that the monarchy is important for parliamentary function, symbolism and Canadian identity. While critics challenge these claims, the mainstream debate on both sides is devoid of diverse perspectives. The author argues that both of these narratives, though ostensibly opposed, accomplish a silencing, or perpetually re-inscribed forgetting, of Canadians of co…
Rapping in the Light
This article re-reads critiques of mainstream HipHop as minstrel reprise through the lens of Toni Morrison's concept of American Africanism. Synthesizing insights from Richard Iton and KRS-One, the author argues for the disentanglement of Hip Hop culture and rap culture to focalize the political antagonisms inherent in popular culture as a terrain of hegemonic struggle. Exposing how American Africanism works through rap culture offers a broader v…
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Rapping in the Light
This article re-reads critiques of mainstream HipHop as minstrel reprise through the lens of Toni Morrison's concept of American Africanism. Synthesizing insights from Richard Iton and KRS-One, the author argues for the disentanglement of Hip Hop culture and rap culture to focalize the political antagonisms inherent in popular culture as a terrain of hegemonic struggle. Exposing how American Africanism works through rap culture offers a broader v…
East African Hip Hop
Reviewed by: East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization by Mwenda Ntarangwi Damon Sajnani (bio) Ntarangwi, Mwenda. East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization. Chicago: U of Illinois P, 2009. Mwenda Ntarangwi's East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization is a concise and worthwhile read for anyone interested in Hip Hop or youth culture in East Africa, particularly if one's interests extend to socio-political issues.…
Remembering Monarchy, Forgetting Coloniality
In recent years, calls to abolish the Canadian monarchy have resurged. Its defenders argue that the monarchy is important for parliamentary function, symbolism and Canadian identity. While critics challenge these claims, the mainstream debate on both sides is devoid of diverse perspectives. The author argues that both of these narratives, though ostensibly opposed, accomplish a silencing, or perpetually re-inscribed forgetting, of Canadians of co…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Music History and Culture (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · African history and culture studies (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)