Islamic Themes in US Hip-Hop Culture (By Anders Ackfeldt)
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Anders Ackfeldt’s Islamic Themes in US Hip-Hop Culture represents yet
another welcome example of the increasing scholarly attention being
paid to the representation of Islam in popular culture. Combining his
expertise in the history of religions and Islamic Studies with a range
of tools stemming from Media Studies and social semiotics, Ackfeldt
produces a multi-layered investigation into the Islamic symbolism and
Muslim identities in U.S. hip-hop. Ackfeldt’s book portrays the religion
as a creative resource for the articulation of social, cultural, and political
expressions, especially among Black American artists.
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Martin Abdel Matin Gansinger, American University in the Emirates
Dr. Martin Abdel Matin Gansinger obtained his degree in Journalism and Communications at the University of Vienna and specializes in Popular Culture and Perennial Philosophy, Black American Islam and the Five Percent Nation, as well as discursive practices in the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order. He worked at several universities in the Middle East and North African, among them Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, and currently holds the position of Assistant Professor at the College of Media and Mass Communication at the American University in the Emirates in Dubai.
