3. The Ethics and Aesthetics of Competitions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. Note on Transliteration and Translation xiii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction: The Wave 1
7. 1. Critical Traditions: The Poetics and Politics of Ambiguity 28
8. 2. A Moral Institution: Forming and Performing Hip Hop in the 2000s 53
9. 3. The Ethics and Aesthetics of Competitions 79
10. 4. Embodying the Urban Poor 110
11. 5. Expectations of Feminism 138
12. Epilogue: The World the Wave Made, or The Sincerity of Capital 168
13. Notes 183
14. References 201
15. Index 223