TY - JOUR
T1 - Therapy was writing rhymes
T2 - Hip-hop as resilient space for a queer rapper of color
AU - Kruse, Adam John
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Tis article shares a research study about JJ, an 18-year-old, Black, bisexual, genderqueer rapper who was born in Germany, spent most of childhood in England, and moved to the Southeastern United States as a teenager. While JJ faced challenges based on their many complex and intersecting identities, JJ's story describes hip-hop as a space in which they experienced multiple elements of resilience, including expressing themselves, feeling protected, and experiencing persistence. JJ's experiences and perceptions defy monolithic notions of identity and also confront limited conceptions of hip-hop's relationship to gender and sexuality. Finally, JJ o?ers insights into their school music experiences focusing on issues of relevance and appropriation. Discussion and re?ections o?er considerations for music educators and scholars.
AB - Tis article shares a research study about JJ, an 18-year-old, Black, bisexual, genderqueer rapper who was born in Germany, spent most of childhood in England, and moved to the Southeastern United States as a teenager. While JJ faced challenges based on their many complex and intersecting identities, JJ's story describes hip-hop as a space in which they experienced multiple elements of resilience, including expressing themselves, feeling protected, and experiencing persistence. JJ's experiences and perceptions defy monolithic notions of identity and also confront limited conceptions of hip-hop's relationship to gender and sexuality. Finally, JJ o?ers insights into their school music experiences focusing on issues of relevance and appropriation. Discussion and re?ections o?er considerations for music educators and scholars.
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U2 - 10.5406/bulcouresmusedu.207-208.0101
DO - 10.5406/bulcouresmusedu.207-208.0101
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85017334002
SP - 101
EP - 122
JO - Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education
JF - Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education
SN - 0010-9894
IS - 207-208
ER -