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GEOG 105 8/17/16
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{06}Media
CulturalGeographyM.Pesses
AntelopeValleyCollege
Mediageographies?Agrowingfieldexploringmusic,television,film,advertising,publishing,theInternet,videogames,etc.
PlayList
01|Modernity02|Diffusion03|Space/placeandmusic
HarmonyinmyHead
‡ EdJackiewicz,CSUN‡ Thinkingabouttheplacesandspacesofmusic
Portablemusic‡ OnatriptoHawaii,seesunderwateriPodw Whylistentomusicunderwater?
w Doesthatenhanceorruinnature?‡ Orplaceingeneral?
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Portability‡ WiththeWalkmanandnowiPods,musiccantraveltoanyplacew “Reconfiguringhowpeople,music,andspaceinteract.”
Place&recordingmedia‡ Remembering8-tracksinhisfamilycar‡ BuyingatenpackofcassettestocopyhisfriendsSteelyDanalbumsinhis“fauxwoodpaneled‘den’”
‡ ThechangetoCDs
Theconcert“Oneofmymostvividpre-teenmomentswasataKISSconcertinSpringfield,Mass.watchingacoupleengageinactsbeyondmypre-pubescentimaginationinfrontofapre-concertaudienceofseveralthousand,therebycementingmydevotiontorockandroll.”
Messagesandmeaning“Notmanypeoplewillreadabookaboutanissue,butmostwilllistentoatwoorthreeminutesong.”
Diffusion
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Ashortgeographyofhip-hop‡ Obviousspatialfactorsw WestCoast/EastCoast
‡ TheresultofdifferentdiffusionprocessesculminatinginNewYorkinthe1970s
SteveGraves,CSUN
Africaninfluences‡ RapcaninpartbetracedbacktoWestAfricanrootsw “Black”musicingeneralsharessimilarstyleandcomposition
WestAfricanlegacy‡ Polyrhythm– twocompetingrhythmsplayedatthesametime
‡ Improvisation‡ Verbaltalents– oraltradition
w “thedozens”
AfricaninfluencesThegriot
w Professionalsignerswholeadasemi-nomadiclifeintheSavannahareasofAfrica.‡ Employedbywealthypatronsandactasnewsbearersfromvillagetovillage.
HeritageMusicalheritagebroughtbyslaves,preserved
w Churchw Allowedtoflourishthanks toJimCrowlawsw Laterevolvesintoblues,jazz
Jazz
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Blues RockandRoll
Caribbeaninfluences‡ AmericanRhythmandBluesbroughttoJamaicain1950s,butlimitedaccess
‡ Localimitationà reggae‡ Reggaeledtonewinnovations
Innovation‡ Version
w Seenintoday’s“sampling”
‡ DJsw Bigsoundsystemsresponsetooutdoordanceparties
w Toasting,Talk-over,andDub
Innovation“…becameJamaica’smainsourceofsocialandpoliticalcommentary,but[also]continuedtobedancemusic”(Ellison1989:8).
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CulturalHearth‡ OriginatedintheSouthBronx
w Pointedtopresenceof4separateblackimmigrantgroups‡ Jamaica‡ Barbados‡ PuertoRico‡ Cuba
w AswellasAfrican-Americanslivinginthesameplace
Context
DJKoolHerc DJKool Herc
GrandmasterFlash AfrikaBambaataa
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Rapping
‡ DJ-ing eventuallyincorporatedMCs(rappers)w Debateastohowandwhyitstarted
w RootsinJamaican“toasting”
Discovery‡ Hip-hop/rapwasdiscovered(bywhitepeople)byaccident
The‘first’record
EvolutionIndependent&undergroundthroughoutthe1980s
w MTVwouldn’ttouchit‡ RunDMC- firstbreakthroughgroup
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EvolutionSoon,non-NYCrappersbeganclimbingcharts
EastCoast‡ Stuckwithamoretraditionalhip-hopstylew Boastingandimagebasedlyrics
w Racialandethnicpride
WestCoast
‡ GangstaRapw Imagesofviolencew Drugsw PoliceBrutality(andretribution)
‡ StraightOuttaCompton
Analysis“Rapisthecontemporarystageforthetheaterofthepowerless.Onthisstage,rappersactoutinversionsofstatushierarchies,tellalternativestoriesofcontactwithpoliceandtheeducationprocess,anddrawportraitsofcontactwithdominantgroupsinwhichthehiddentranscriptinverts/subvertsthepublic,dominanttranscript.”
TriciaRose,1994
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Analysis‡ MurrayForeman– NortheasternUniversityw Notahistoricalthing
‡ Itisspatial‡ “Hip-HopNation”
w Reimaginingandreclaimingspace
Analysis‡ Evolutionfrombroadspacesof“thecity”todistinctneighborhoodsandsmallerscalelocalities
Analysis‡ Importanceof“posses”
w Actuallyrevealsthemesoffamilyamidstviolenceandugliness
w Alsorevealedthroughindependentlabels
Seattle?‡ Northwestrapscenewasthoughttobenonexistent
Seattle?‡ Northwestrapscenewasthoughttobenonexistentw SirMix-A-Lotw Gore-Texjackets
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Globalization‡ Definingspaceandplaceinanincreasinglyglobalizedworldw BlackandLatinogroupsmarginalizedfromglobalnetworks‡ (Re)claimingthe‘hood‡ Creatingidentitythroughareimaginingoftheircities
‡ Exploringspaceandplaceatdifferentscales