2006
DOI: 10.14198/raei.2006.19.03
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The discursive construction of identity in an Internet hip-hop community

Abstract: In this paper, the Internet message board forum is proposed as an example of a community of practice (Eckert and McConnell-Ginet, 1992) in which contributors exhibit common linguistic conventions and forms of participation. The emergence of individual identities in interaction is examined in the genrespecific context of hip-hop Internet message boards. A corpus analysis of message board postings clearly shows that contributors systematically exploit the spoken and written qualities of the language of message b… Show more

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“…As Morgan and Bennett put it, 'the internet has added a new and transformative dimension to local and global hip-hop cultures and communities, empowering young people to document and distribute their personal and local art, ideas, and experiences ' (2011:180); while Staehr and Madsen observe that 'online communication sites are by now common vehicles for self-expression, content sharing and engagement ' (2015:67) by those active in hip-hop culture. The internet, social media and computer-mediated communication platforms to a very large degree have expanded the notion of hip-hop communities of practice more broadly and globally (Fägersten, 2006), thus allowing the continual (re)shaping of multilingual forms and functions.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As Morgan and Bennett put it, 'the internet has added a new and transformative dimension to local and global hip-hop cultures and communities, empowering young people to document and distribute their personal and local art, ideas, and experiences ' (2011:180); while Staehr and Madsen observe that 'online communication sites are by now common vehicles for self-expression, content sharing and engagement ' (2015:67) by those active in hip-hop culture. The internet, social media and computer-mediated communication platforms to a very large degree have expanded the notion of hip-hop communities of practice more broadly and globally (Fägersten, 2006), thus allowing the continual (re)shaping of multilingual forms and functions.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%