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'She ugly' : black girls, women in hiphop and activism : hiphop feminist literacies perspectives

Article: English. Online Library collection
Author(s)
Richardson, Elaine
Title
'She ugly' : black girls, women in hiphop and activism : hiphop feminist literacies perspectives / Elaine Richardson.
In
Community Literacy Journal, 16, 1, 2021, 10-31
Subjects
Freestyle Rap
Content
Testu osoa
Type of material
Article
ISBN / ISSN
1555-9734
This work draws upon Hiphop feminism, studies of Black girlhood, and Black women and girls' literacies to illuminate the layered and violent narratives that shape society's treatment of Black women and girls, what these narratives look like in everyday life, how they are taken up and negotiated in different social spheres, such as an afterschool club for Black middle school girls and the platforms and artistry of women Hiphop artists and creatives. Richardson considers what activism is possible through juxtaposing Black girls as emerging creatives, celebrity corporate artist activists Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, independent activist artists such as Noname and dream hampton. Given the far-reaching representations of Black women and girls in popular culture, the art, lives and platforms of women in Hiphop are critical sites to understanding complexities, strategies and possibilities for social change.