Policing the Beats: Black Music, Racism and Criminal Injustice
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526171412ISBN-10:1526171414UPC:9781526171412Book Category:Social Science, MusicBook Subcategory:Criminology, Philosophy & Social Aspects, DiscriminationSize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.82 inchesWeight:0.6415Product ID:SCHGEYFQ9E
A bold analysis that exposes the racist policing of Black music.
The emergence of UK drill music made headline news, portraying it as a criminal enterprise instead of recognising it as an art form. This new rap subgenre, however, is neither the first nor the only Black music to be targeted this way. Policing the beats rewinds the tape to demonstrate how music has been used as an instrument for policing Black people, from the era of colonial slavery to the present day, revealing the racist legal processes that make crimes out of rhymes. This original and readable book offers the first in-depth account of the policing of Black music in Britain, highlighting the relationship between politics, culture and criminal (in)justice and inviting music lovers, scholars and activists to tune in.Languages:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526171412ISBN-10:1526171414UPC:9781526171412Book Category:Social Science, MusicBook Subcategory:Criminology, Philosophy & Social Aspects, DiscriminationSize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.82 inchesWeight:0.6415Product ID:SCHGEYFQ9E
Lambros Fatsis (aka Boulevard Soundsystem) is a lover of Black music(s) who lectures on the history of police racism and the criminalisation of Afro-diasporic music culture at City St. George's University of London
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