商品簡介
Utley (communication studies, California State U.) explores the thematic meanings of invocations of God in rap music, structuring her argument around the consistent contrasting themes between God "out there," at a remove from humanity and the life of the rapper, and God "down here," walking amongst and identifiable with humanity. Six chapters explore public acknowledgement of God "out there" as a means for creating a community for God "down here;" the way women rappers construct God "out there" as a father figure and their lovers as God "down here;" the identification of Jesus as companion, crucified martyr, and commodity; the adversarial role of the devil "out there" and the trickster/badman characteristics of rappers who pose as the devil "down here;" the appropriation of both thematic notions of God in order to resist oppression, establish hierarchies, and regulate intimate relationships; and the personal religious beliefs of hip hop fans and their interpretations of rappers' discursive constructions of Jesus, God, and the devil. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Ebony A. Utley, PhD, is assistant professor of communication studies at California State University, Long Beach.
