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Global Hip Hop Studies 4.1 is out now and Open Access! Special Issue

Intellect is pleased to announce that Global Hip Hop Studies 4.1 is out now and Open Access!

Special Issue: ‘Breaking and the Olympics’

The announcement that breaking will be featured in the 2024 Paris Olympics has produced a wide variety of responses, both from within and without hip hop culture. This first of two Special Issues of Global Hip Hop Studies (GHHS) seeks not only to explore contemporary debates about breaking in the Olympics, but also to develop critical discourses that can offer insight to practitioners, cultural organizations and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) as we approach this landmark confluence. In this double issue, members of the global community of breaking scholars and practitioners have come together to present research and artist statements that engage local, regional and national perspectives. We intend for the first of these Special Issues, in particular, to serve as an intervention from hip hop stakeholders around the world, providing useful insights for those involved in this milestone moment, whether at a cultural community level or those working with intermediary institutions such as World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) and the IOC.

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https://www.intellectbooks.com/global-hip-hop-studies

Aims & Scope

Global Hip Hop Studies (GHHS) is a Diamond Open Access, peer-reviewed, rigorous and community-responsive academic journal that publishes research on contemporary as well as historical issues and debates surrounding hip hop music and culture around the world, twice annually.

Issue 4.1

Editorial

In pursuit of gold: Breaking’s debut at the Paris Olympics

JASON NG AND MARY FOGARTY

Articles

The future of Filipino breaking: A tale of two kuyas

PAOLO BITANGA

The Philadelphia story: Jams and battles in Olympic shadows

SHERRIL DODDS AND MARK ‘METAL’ WONG

The Australian breaking scene and the Olympic Games: The possibilities and politics of sportification

RACHAEL GUNN AND LUCAS MARIE

In the Cipher