Post-colonial consciousness, knowledge production, and identity inscription within Filipino American hip hop music

Bibliographic Data

ID14970535
AuthorsAnthony Kwame Harrison (0000-0001-7617-1760, Virginia Tech, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume13
Issue1
Pages29-48
Publication date2012-11-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePerfect Beat (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1038-2909 • E-ISSN: 1836-0343
PublisherEquinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1558/prbt.v13i1.29
OpenAlexW2022295601
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited19

Over the past decade a distinctly Filipino American rap music movement has emerged on the West Coast of the United States. At its core, the political thrust of this music is founded on a critique of US Empire that considers its historical and contemporary implications for people of colour and the working class. Through examining (1) the social location of Filipino youth within contemporary American urban landscapes, (2) the extent to which their marginalized position has involved dimensions of historical racialization, (3) the ability of young Filipino Americans to gain a foothold in hip hop’s other expressive forms, and (4) the current rise of Filipino Studies as an academic field, this essay explores how an emergent post-colonial consciousness contributes to Filipino American claims to hip hop authenticity and serves a vehicle through which to utilize rap as a medium for extending a grassroots knowledge-building tradition

Aesthetics · Art · Colonialism · Consciousness · Empire · Grassroots · Political consciousness · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Racialization · Sociology · Subaltern · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies · History · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Music History and Culture · Psychology

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