CFP Hip-hop Mexicano

[Norma Mendoza-Denton]

Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 00:17:39 +0100
From: Ben Chappell <benchapl at mail.utexas.edu>
To: gradforum at lists.cc.utexas.edu, CULTSTUD-L at lists.acomp.usf.edu,
     frontera at lists.cc.utexas.edu
Subject: CFP: Hip-hop Mexicano

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

HIP-HOP MEXICANO

Please submit by January 5, 2002

Proposals are requested for a session at the 2002 annual meeting of the
American Studies Association in Houston. The session has a working title
of
"Hip-hop Mexicano," and concerns Mexican American participation and
interest in hip-hop. I am seeking two or three presentations and one
commentator for this session.

In addition, South Park Mexican (SPM), a Houston MC and the founder of
Dopehouse records, has been invited to participate. Provided that his
schedule allows for it, SPM will either make his own presentation as
part
of the panel or comment on the papers presented.

Papers on any aspect of Mexican America and hip-hop are invited: MCing,
DJing, breakdancing, graffiti, clothing, rides, car stereos, language,
business, etc. Approaches may be literary, ethnographic, historical, or
otherwise "disciplined" (or not). The presentations should address
questions of identity and expressive culture: for example, what does it
mean for Mexican Americans to be active participants in what is widely
recognized to be African American music? What relationship might be
imagined between Mexican American breakdancers in present-day Texas and
the
Nuyorican co-founders of hip-hop in 1970s New York? How do cultural
forms
provide critical perspectives on race, class, marginality, criminality,
gender, or other issues in contemporary U.S. society? What questions or
problematics are raised in the encounter between academe and hip-hop
knowledge?

The participation of a hip-hop artist already situates this session as
having an "untraditional" format. Proposals for otherwise "alternative"
presentations, such as performances, multi-media, dialogues, or visual
exhibits are also most welcome.

Please submit a one-page abstract of the proposed presentation and a
one-page CV of the author. The text of both documents should be pasted
into
the body of an email to benchapl at mail.utexas.edu AND attached as an RTF
(rich text format) file. Proposals must be received by January 5 to be
considered. Please only submit a proposal if you are committed to
attending
the ASA meeting in Houston on November 14-17, and are prepared to cover
any
costs of participation, including conference registration and
accomodations. Please note that all participants must be members of ASA
by
April 30, 2002. Please review the guidelines and requirements in the ASA

Newsletter for more details.

Questions, etc. may be directed to benchapl at mail.utexas.edu.

Please forward this email as widely as you see fit.

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Ben Chappell
PhD Candidate
Am‚rico Paredes Center for Cultural Studies
Department of Anthropology
University of Texas, Austin

benchapl at mail.utexas.edu
phone   (512) 682-6934 x. 5211
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