Reggae and Hip Hop in Southern Italy: Politics, Languages, and Multiple Marginalities

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Susanna Scarparo Mathias Sutherland Stevenson

Reggae and Hip Hop in Southern Italy

Politics, Languages, and Multiple Marginalities

Susanna Scarparo, Mathias Sutherland Stevenson

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Springer International Publishing AG
20 October 2018

Reggae; Cultural studies

Series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity

This book explores the significance of reggae and hip hop in Southern Italy from the beginning of the 1980s to the present. Focusing on groups and solo artists located predominantly in the Southern Italian regions of Apulia and Sardinia, it examines the production and distribution of their music, lyrics and video clips. To this end, Reggae and Hip Hop in Southern Italy emphasizes the linguistic aspects of cultural marginalization as well as marginalities linked to geographical location, gender, and to social and political identification. The authors put forward three key arguments, namely: that the Southern Italian transcultural and multilingual musical productions defy the cultural stereotype of the South; that the musicians discussed are creating new alliances and transcultural exchanges that engage critically with the challenges and opportunities offered by globalization; and that these musical productions represent one of Italy’s most significant forms of creative political expression since the 1970s. Reggae and Hip Hop in Southern Italy brings to light the distinctive characteristics of Italy’s independent and marginal musical contexts of reggae and reggae-inflected hip hop. It will serve as an invaluable resource for academics and students of Italian cultural studies, global studies, and the politics of non-hegemonic cultural production. It also provides an engaging reference for those with an interest in southern Italy, Apulia, Sardinia, the southern question and independent and popular music more generally.

By: Susanna Scarparo, Mathias Sutherland Stevenson
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2018 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 457g
ISBN: 9783319965048
ISBN 10: 3319965042
Series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 20 October 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Susanna Scarparo is Associate Professor in the School of Literature, Language and Linguistics at the Australian National University, Australia. Mathias Sutherland Stevenson is Scholarly Teaching Fellow in the Bachelor of Global Studies, Faculty of Arts, at Monash University, Australia.