Talkin' 'bout the Ghetto: Popular Culture and Urban Imaginaries of Immobility

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    JAFFE,RIVKE (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2012-07
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    International Journal of Urban & Regional Research
    Journal Title Details:
    36(4) : 674-688
    ISBN:
    0309-1317
    Subject Term:
    Caribbean area, History, Blacks, Social classes, Globalization, African Americans, Social conditions, Popular culture, Inner cities, Social marginality, Social mobility, and Social stratification
    Notes:
    The concept of the ghetto, referring to specifically urban experiences of sociospatial marginalization, has played a prominent role in black popular culture. This article explores the role of the ghetto as a discursive space of immobility and traces its global journey as a mobile imaginary.

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