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Dancing Youth: Hip Hop and Gender in Late Socialist Vietnam
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Abstract Breaking, popping, locking, waacking, and hip-hop dance are practiced widely in contemporary Vietnam. Considering the dance practices in the larger context of post-socialist transformation, urban restructuring, and changing gender relations, the author examines youth's aspirations and desires embodi... view more
Breaking, popping, locking, waacking, and hip-hop dance are practiced widely in contemporary Vietnam. Considering the dance practices in the larger context of post-socialist transformation, urban restructuring, and changing gender relations, the author examines youth's aspirations and desires embodied in dance. Drawing on a rich and diverse range of qualitative data, including interviews, sensory and digital ethnography, she shows how dancers confront social and gender norms while following their passion. As a contribution to area and global studies, the book illuminates the translocal spatialities of hip hop, produced through the circulation of objects and the movement of people.... view less
Keywords
adolescent; youth culture; dance; hip hop; subculture; gender; gender-specific factors; gender relations; Vietnam; Southeast Asia; post-socialist country
Classification
Sociology of the Youth, Sociology of Childhood
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Free Keywords
Urban Culture; Globalization; Culture; Sociology of Culture; Popular Culture; Cultural History
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
273 p.
Series
Global Studies
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839456347
ISSN
2703-0504
ISBN
978-3-8394-5634-7
Status
Published Version; reviewed