Close to the Edge tells the stories of a global generation that came of age with hip hop. Part memoir, part social history, the book relates the author's experiences as she traverses the hop hop globe, from Australia to Detroit and from Havana to Caracas. The book explores the e…
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"At its rhythmic, beating heart, Close to the Edge asks whether hip hop can change the world. Hip hop -- rapping, beat-making, b-boying, deejaying, graffiti -- captured the imagination of the teenage Sujatha Fernandes in the 1980s, inspiring her and politicizing her along the wa…
Hip hop—rapping, beat-making, b-boying, deejaying, graffiti—captured the imagination of the teenage Sujatha Fernandes in the 1980s, inspiring her and politicizing her along the way. Years later, armed with mc-ing skills and an urge to immerse herself in global hip hop, she embar…
"Fernandes brilliantly captures the moment when a global generation curved toward a unifying language and culture and found something that was both much more and much less than what it was searching for. Close to the Edge is a beautifully told tale of the collective and the pers…
At its rhythmic, beating heart, Close to the Edge asks whether hip hop can change the world. Hip hop -- rapping, beat-making, b-boying, deejaying, graffiti -- captured the imagination of the teenage Sujatha Fernandes in the 1980s, inspiring her and politicizing her along the way…
Revolution and rumba : Cuba in the special period -- Alice in Wondertown : interview with filmmaker Daniel Díaz Torres -- Magín : feminist organizing in Cuba -- Vitality in precarious conditions : conversation with artist/art critic Tonel -- Public art and art collectives in Hav…
"In THE CUBAN HUSTLE Sujatha Fernandes analyzes Cuba's cultural expression, politics, and everyday life across the last thirty years, a critical period of immense change in Cuba. She illuminates the myriad ways in which ordinary Cubans have survived, hustled, and created alterna…
Revolution and rumba : Cuba in the special period -- Alice in Wondertown : interview with filmmaker Daniel Díaz Torres -- Magín : feminist organizing in Cuba -- Vitality in precarious conditions : conversation with artist/art critic Tonel -- Public art and art collectives in Hav…
''In The Cuban Hustle, Sujatha Fernandes explores the multitudinous ways artists, activists, and ordinary Cubans have hustled to survive and express themselves in the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse. Whether circulating information on flash drives as a substitute for th…
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Revolution and Rumba: Cuba in the Special Period -- Alice in Wondertown: Interview with Filmmaker Daniel Díaz Torres -- Magín: Feminist Organizing in Cuba -- Vitality in Precarious Conditions: Conversation with Artist…
In The Cuban Hustle, Sujatha Fernandes explores the multitudinous ways artists, activists, and ordinary Cubans have sought to hustle, survive, and express themselves in the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse. Whether circulating information on flash drives as a substitutio…
In The Cuban Hustle, Sujatha Fernandes explores the multitudinous ways artists, activists, and ordinary Cubans have sought to hustle, survive, and express themselves in the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse. Whether circulating information on flash drives as a substitutio…
"In THE CUBAN HUSTLE Sujatha Fernandes analyzes Cuba's cultural expression, politics, and everyday life across the last thirty years, a critical period of immense change in Cuba. She illuminates the myriad ways in which ordinary Cubans have survived, hustled, and created alterna…
"In THE CUBAN HUSTLE Sujatha Fernandes analyzes Cuba's cultural expression, politics, and everyday life across the last thirty years, a critical period of immense change in Cuba. She illuminates the myriad ways in which ordinary Cubans have survived, hustled, and created alterna…