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Overview"Murda', Misogyny, and Mayhem: Hip-Hop and the Culture of Abnormality in the Urban Community is a sociological work that utilizes a historical materialist perspective to expose the harmful effects of hip hop as a regulated industry, music, and culture. Spencer skillfully uses works by Antonio Gramsci and Paolo Freire as a backdrop to analyze how ""hip hop"" media reflects the stereotypical images that were used to justify enslavement, influences the culture of abnormality in the African American (urban) community, and promotes the prison industrial complex. This work is exceptionally innovative because it places the destruction of urban life and the urban experience in a theoretical and qualitative methodological frame. In so doing, Spencer thoroughly dissects the nature and purpose of the media as an industry designed to manipulate public perception of African Americans in the urban community. This careful analysis allows the reader to examine the relationship between the presentation of hip hop and the prevalence of murder, misogyny, and mayhem in the urban community." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Zoe SpencerPublisher: University Press of America Imprint: University Press of America Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.20cm Weight: 0.281kg ISBN: 9780761855125ISBN 10: 0761855122 Pages: 178 Publication Date: 04 October 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 Preface Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Understanding Hegemony Chapter 6 The Media as a Hegemonic Tool Chapter 7 The History of African Americans in Mainstream Film: A Sociopolitical and Historical Analysis Chapter 8 Three Dollars and Six Dimes 360º Chapter 9 Critiquing the Game: Rappin' Murda', Misogyny, and Mayhem Chapter 10 Internalizing the Lie: The Psycho-Social Ramifications of ""Keeping it Real"" Chapter 11 What does Hip-Hop have to do with Amadou Diallo and Sean Bell? Chapter 12 The Roots: Buried Underground and Neo-Soul Chapter 13 Black Consciousness, Black Power Chapter 14 Conclusion Chapter 15 Bibliography"ReviewsFrom the Foreword: This is a timely work because it speaks directly to the state of the African-American community and goes to the heart of the popular cultural form that is most responsible for the decline in respect, dignity, linguistic propriety, and morality . Spencer comes to this subject with the sharp scalpel of a keen observer and a participant in the searches and discoveries of a generation in the throes of forgetfulness .The question one asks after reading this insightful book by Zoe Spencer is, 'Do we have the will to do what we will?' I have to answer that question in the affirmative because now more than ever I know that there are many readers who share the ideas expressed in this important book. [This book] will become a standard in its field.--Dr. Molefi Kete Asante From the Foreword: This is a timely work because it speaks directly to the state of the African-American community and goes to the heart of the popular cultural form that is most responsible for the decline in respect, dignity, linguistic propriety, and morality!. Spencer comes to this subject with the sharp scalpel of a keen observer and a participant in the searches and discoveries of a generation in the throes of forgetfulness!.The question one asks after reading this insightful book by Zoe Spencer is, 'Do we have the will to do what we will?' I have to answer that question in the affirmative because now more than ever I know that there are many readers who share the ideas expressed in this important book. [This book] will become a standard in its field. -- Dr. Molefi Kete Asante From the Foreword: This is a timely work because it speaks directly to the state of the African-American community and goes to the heart of the popular cultural form that is most responsible for the decline in respect, dignity, linguistic propriety, and morality... Spencer comes to this subject with the sharp scalpel of a keen observer and a participant in the searches and discoveries of a generation in the throes of forgetfulness...The question one asks after reading this insightful book by Zoe Spencer is, 'Do we have the will to do what we will?' I have to answer that question in the affirmative because now more than ever I know that there are many readers who share the ideas expressed in this important book. [This book] will become a standard in its field. -- Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, author of The History of Africa From the Foreword: This is a timely work because it speaks directly to the state of the African-American community and goes to the heart of the popular cultural form that is most responsible for the decline in respect, dignity, linguistic propriety, and morality.... Spencer comes to this subject with the sharp scalpel of a keen observer and a participant in the searches and discoveries of a generation in the throes of forgetfulness....The question one asks after reading this insightful book by Zoe Spencer is, 'Do we have the will to do what we will?' I have to answer that question in the affirmative because now more than ever I know that there are many readers who share the ideas expressed in this important book. [This book] will become a standard in its field. -- Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, author of <I>The History of Africa<I> Author InformationZoe Spencer is an associate professor of sociology at Virginia State University. Her research interests range from the sociopolitical influence on global capitalism to African American studies. She has dedicated her life to not only academia but also social and political activism and raising the consciousness of students and community members through her presentations, research, and publications. 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