Gifted Flows: Making Space for a Brand New Beat

dc.contributor.author	Henderson, April K.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-09-16T19:00:10Z
dc.date.available	2011-09-16T19:00:10Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description.abstract	This essay discusses Albert Wendt’s incorporation of elements of hip hop culture in his literary and dramatic writing, and reflects on the relevance and usefulness of Wendt’s work to the author’s research on Samoan involvement in hip hop music, dance, and visual art. The widespread popularity of hip hop among diasporic Samoans is noted, as are the tendencies among some in Samoan communities to simplistically dismiss or criticize hip hop involvement as a sign of culture loss or a cause of disruptive behavior. In light of such critiques, the author credits Wendt for his consistent receptiveness to hip hop and the “space-making” gestures his work offers for a nascent Pacific hip hop arts movement.
dc.format.extent	23 pages
dc.identifier.citation	Henderson, A. K. 2010. Gifted Flows: Making Space for a Brand New Beat. The Contemporary Pacific 22 (2): 293-315.
dc.identifier.issn	1043-898X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/21262
dc.language.iso	en-US
dc.publisher	University of Hawai‘i Press
dc.publisher	Center for Pacific Islands Studies
dc.subject	Samoans
dc.subject	hip hop
dc.subject	rap music
dc.subject	poetry
dc.subject	theater
dc.subject	Albert Wendt
dc.subject.lcsh	Oceania -- Periodicals
dc.title	Gifted Flows: Making Space for a Brand New Beat
dc.type	Article
dc.type.dcmi	Text

Files

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1