Italianness “under construction”: a Hip Hop perspective. The case study of Genovese rapper Young Slash

Margherita Angelucci

Italianness “under construction”: a Hip Hop perspective. The case study of Genovese rapper Young Slash

School of Languages, Literature, Cultures and Linguistics

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Abstract

Following Michelle Auzanneau, I think of Hip Hop music as “a space for the expression of cultures and identities under construction” (2002, 120). Today, Hip Hop is the genre of choice for many children of migrants
coming of age in Italy, who find themselves in need to negotiate their sense of identity and belonging amidst
divisive social and political discourses. This paper focuses on Young Slash as a case study, illustrating how this
Genovese artist of Mauritian origin mixes multiple languages as well as global and local references to perform his transcultural identity and disrupt homogeneous ideas of Italianness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Between Immigration and Historical Amnesia
Subtitle of host publication	Conference proceedings of the third international symposium of Diaspore Italiane
Place of Publication	Genoa
Pages	7-11
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2020
Event	Third Conference of the Symposium Diaspore Italiane – Italy in Movement - Gala Museo del Mare, Genova, Italy Duration: 27 Jun 2022 → 29 Jun 2022 Conference number: 3

Conference

Conference	Third Conference of the Symposium Diaspore Italiane – Italy in Movement
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Genova
Period	27/06/22 → 29/06/22

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Angelucci, M 2020, Italianness “under construction”: a Hip Hop perspective. The case study of Genovese rapper Young Slash. in Between Immigration and Historical Amnesia: Conference proceedings of the third international symposium of Diaspore Italiane. Genoa, pp. 7-11, Third Conference of the Symposium Diaspore Italiane – Italy in Movement, Genova, Italy, 27/06/22. <http://diasporeitaliane.com/images/files/20200319_Diaspore_Italiane_conference_proceedings.pdf>

Italianness “under construction” : a Hip Hop perspective. The case study of Genovese rapper Young Slash. / Angelucci, Margherita.

Between Immigration and Historical Amnesia: Conference proceedings of the third international symposium of Diaspore Italiane. Genoa, 2020. p. 7-11.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other

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