Atiba R. Ellis
Atiba R. Ellis
Laura B. Chisholm Distinguished Research Scholar and Professor of Law, School of Law
Areas of Expertise: Voting Rights and Redistricting, Election Administration, Democracy and the Constitution, Race and Law, Critical Race Theory - Distinguishing Myth from Fact
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It Ain’t My Fault: Hip Hop, Confrontation, and Contemplation from the Jazz Perspective in Hip Hop and the Law 161 (Pamela Bridgewater, andre' douglas pond cummings, and Donald F. Tibbs eds., 2015).
Hip Hop and the Law by ISBN: 1611635942Publication Date: 2015What is important to understanding American law? What is important to understanding hip hop? Wide swaths of renowned academics, practitioners, commentators, and performance artists have answered these two questions independently. And although understanding both depends upon the same intellectual enterprise, textual analysis of narrative storytelling, somehow their intersection has escaped critical reflection. Hip Hop and the Law merges the two cultural giants of law and rap music and demonstrates their relationship at the convergence of Legal Consciousness, Politics, Hip Hop Studies, and American Law. No matter what your role or level of experience with law or hip hop, this book is a sound resource for learning, discussing, and teaching the nuances of their relationship. Topics include Critical Race Theory, Crime and Justice, Mass Incarceration, Gender, and American Law: including Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Constitutional Law, and Real Property Law.
