a query

[Ingrid Piller]

> Does anyone have suggestions for good things to read on rap lyrics?

Baker, Housten. Black Studies, Rap and the Academy. Chicago: University of
Chicago Press, 1993.
Rose, Tricia. Black Noise. Rap music and black culture in contemporary
America. Hanover: University Press of New England, 1994.

> Or any ideas for how to go about using such materials in a gender and
> language class?

I've found that Queen Latifah's "Ladies First" makes for some good lg&gender
discussion.

Best,
Ingrid

Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüssen / Salutations distinguées

Dr. Ingrid Piller
Linguistics Department, F12
University of Sydney
NSW 2006, Australia
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