Hip-Hop and Cultural Interactions: South Korean and Western Interpretations

dc.contributor.advisorPino, Nathan
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Rogina, Danni
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRomero, Rachel
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTravis, Rafael
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-18T14:55:53Z
dc.date.available2017-05-18T14:55:53Z
dc.date.issued2017-05
dc.description.abstractIn an increasingly globalized world, there are often questions of hybridity in every aspect of culture from fashion and music to language and religion. The ethnocentric view often parroted by the American public is that the rest of the world is simply trying to mimic the American way of life and failing (Pieterse 2001:225). This study argues that cultural integration of music genres occurs in such a way that the uninformed eye may not notice the difference. Korean hip-hop culture, and rap music specifically, is not a simple copy and paste of American hip-hop into South Korea. It has been glocalized to fit cultural norms, expectations, and history, while still maintaining important aspects of American hip-hop. Hybridity and glocalization have shaped Korean hip-hop into what we see today, but racial stereotypes and the struggle to define authenticity prevent not only Korean but many Asia communities from being fully able to express their struggles through the medium of rap.
dc.description.departmentSociology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent53 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationLopez-Rogina, D. A. (2017). <i>Hip-hop and cultural interactions: South Korean and western interpretations</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/6618
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectRap
dc.subjectHip-hop
dc.subjectSouth Korea
dc.subjectGlocalization
dc.subjectHybridity
dc.subject.lcshHip-hop--United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshHip-hop--Korea (South)en_US
dc.subject.lcshRap (Music)--Social aspectsen_US
dc.titleHip-Hop and Cultural Interactions: South Korean and Western Interpretations
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentSociology
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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