Dr Dave Hook D.Hook@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor
An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: identity, locality, outsiderdom and social commentary.
Hook, Dave
Authors
Abstract
The published works that form the basis of this PhD are a selection of hip-hop songs written over a period of six years between 2010 and 2015. The lyrics for these pieces are all written by the author and performed with hip-hop group Stanley Odd. The songs have been recorded and commercially released by a number of independent record labels (Circular Records, Handsome Tramp Records and A Modern Way Recordings) with worldwide digital distribution
licensed to Fine Tunes, and physical sales through Proper Music Distribution. Considering the poetics of Scottish hip-hop, the accompanying critical reflection is an autoethnographic study, focused on rap lyricism, identity and performance. The significance of the writing lies in how the pieces collectively explore notions of identity, ‘outsiderdom’, politics and society in a Scottish context. Further to this, the pieces are noteworthy in their interpretation of US hip-hop frameworks and structures, adapted and reworked through Scottish culture, dialect and perspective. Reflecting the multi-disciplinary nature of hip-hop studies, an autoethnographic framework (Monaco, 2010; Munro 2011) is combined with poetic analysis, musicological discussion and social and cultural studies to
examine the pieces that comprise the published works. Through a consideration of poetics, linguistics, sociological issues and cultural considerations, a schematic emerges, describing a construct of lyrical techniques, signifying practices, social interactions and outsider narratives that speak to (re)imagining, (re)creating and (re)constructing local culture by expressing it through hip-hop and vice versa. This study demonstrates new knowledge regarding global and local intersections in Scottish hip-hop, identity construction and negotiation, and creative approaches to rap storytelling.
Citation
Hook, D. An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: identity, locality, outsiderdom and social commentary. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1255222
Thesis Type | Thesis |
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Deposit Date | Jul 24, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 24, 2018 |
Keywords | Hip-Hop, Scottish, Autoethnography, Identity, Negotiation, |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1255222 |
Contract Date | Jul 24, 2018 |
Award Date | Jun 28, 2018 |
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