"This Is America": Race, Gender, and Politics in America's Musical Landscape


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Description

In "This is America," Katie Rios considers current American artists who build encoded gestures of resistance into their works. These gestures recur across images, live performances, and videos, becoming recognizable acts of resistance leveled at injustices based on a number of categories, including race, gender, class, religion, and politics.



Author: Katie Rios
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d
ISBN13: 9781793619181
ISBN10: 1793619182
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Genres & Styles | Rap & Hip Hop
- Music | Philosophy & Social Aspects
- Social Science | Popular Culture

About the Author
Katie Rios is associate professor of music history at the Townsend School of Music at Mercer University.