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Author Katz, Mark, 1970- author.

Title Build : the power of hip-hop diplomacy in a divided world / Mark Katz
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Summary Hip hop and diplomacy are unlikely partners. And yet, since 2001 the US Department of State has been sending hip hop artists to perform and teach around the world. The government has good reason to be interested in hip hop: it is known and loved across the globe, readily acknowledged as a product of American culture. Moreover, hip hop has long been a means of fostering community through creative collaboration-what hip hop artists call building-and can thus facilitate mutual respect and cooperation among people of different nations, a key objective of diplomacy. At heart, 'Build' is about the intersection of art and power. It reveals the power of art to bridge cultural divides, facilitate understanding, and express and heal trauma
Notes Also issued in print: 2019
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience Specialized
Notes Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 13, 2019)
Subject Rap (Music) -- Political aspects
Music and diplomacy.
Cultural diplomacy.
Rap (Music) -- Religious aspects -- Islam
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop.
Cultural diplomacy
Music and diplomacy
Rap (Music) -- Political aspects
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780190056148
0190056142