Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 273 Seiten) :
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Illustrationen.
ISBN:
978-0-691-20008-8
Content:
How poor urban youth in Chicago use social media to profit from portrayals of gang violence, and the questions this raises about poverty, opportunities, and public voyeurismAmid increasing hardship and limited employment options, poor urban youth are developing creative online strategies to make ends meet. Using such social media platforms as YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram, they’re capitalizing on the public’s fascination with the ghetto and gang violence. But with what consequences? Ballad of the Bullet follows the Corner Boys, a group of thirty or so young men on Chicago’s South Side who have hitched their dreams of success to the creation of “drill music” (slang for “shooting music”). Drillers disseminate this competitive genre of hyperviolent, hyperlocal, DIY-style gangsta rap digitally, hoping to amass millions of clicks, views, and followers—and a ticket out of poverty.
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-691-19443-1
Language:
English
Keywords:
Jugend
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Bande
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Social Media
;
Cyber-Mobbing
;
Musikproduktion
DOI:
10.1515/9780691200088
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https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691200088
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