Cross-cultural' practices
Interpreting non-African-American participation in hip-hop dance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2150553 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nazgol Ghandnoosh (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1580-1599 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01419870903548799 |
| OpenAlex | W2123059273 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
This article examines how participants interpret a cultural practice commonly associated with a race other than their own. Determining if, how and why participants experience such 'cross-cultural' forms in racialized terms can clarify whether these practices promote tolerance or essentialism in everyday life, and whether they enable appropriation in the field of cultural production. Through interviews and participant observation with non-African-American women learning and teaching hip-hop dance, I capture a spectrum of participant views. Most dancers see hip-hop as African American in its origins. But while novices often speak of an inherent or learned authenticity among blacks, experts rarely express racialized views of the dance's contemporary practice. Experts' views are shaped by personal ability, exposure to dancers whose ability is not racially patterned, and exposure to others who accept their skill. How dancers act on these interpretations challenges common associations of racialized views with tolerance, and non-racialized views with appropriation
Aesthetics · Appropriation · Art · Cultural appropriation · Dance · Epistemology · Essentialism · Participant observation · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology · Diverse Music Education Insights · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Gender Studies · Music History and Culture · Psychology · Social Psychology
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