100% Swedish : Working for recognition through Hip-Hop from the suburbs of Stockholm

by Sjors Joosten

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Publisher	Stockholm University
Language	English
Book type	Paperback
Utgiven	2024-07-10
Pages	299
ISBN	9789180148078
Kategori(er)	Society & Politics

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This dissertation examines the role of hip-hop in shaping identity, immigrant integration, and social belonging in the Swedish context. It discusses how Swedish hip-hop artists with immigrant backgrounds and from segregated suburbs use their art to translate personal narratives, communicate social realities, and imagine alternative conceptions of Swedishness. The analysis is based on qualitative data, including interviews with immigrant-Swedish hip-hop artists and other stakeholders of the hiphop scene related to the suburbs of Stockholm, and shows how hip-hop artists challenge territorial stigmatization, work against racialization and discrimination, and strive for a greater appreciation for cultural hybridity and the multicultural reality of Sweden. The findings provide a nuanced portrait of hip-hop as a site of both empowerment and struggle for immigrant-Swedish individuals and communities. While hip-hop offers a platform for artistic expression, economic advancement, and agency, it also confronts tensions between commercial success and social marginalization that can reinforce stigmatizing stereotypes and social exclusion or support recognition and integration. This is a doctoral thesis in Sociology at Stockholm University, Sweden 2024.

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