Under siege: Conspiracy, i-pistemology and resistance through hip hop in Killarmy's 'Silent Weapons ...

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" Under siege: Conspiracy, i-pistemology and resistance through hip hop in Killarmy's 'Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars' "
Marcus Keith Hassell Sarkela, Sandra

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	803651
Doc. No	:	TL48449
Call number	:	‭1728304202;‮ ‬3728377‬
Main Entry	:	Haj, Darleen Susanne
Title & Author	:	Under siege: Conspiracy, i-pistemology and resistance through hip hop in Killarmy's 'Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars'\ Marcus Keith HassellSarkela, Sandra
College	:	The University of Memphis
Date	:	2015
Degree	:	Ph.D.
field of study	:	Communication
student score	:	2015
Page No	:	167
Note	:	Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-13810-7
Abstract	:	This dissertation examines and explicates the convergences of conspiracy theory, Islam, terrorism, and hip hop culture in rap group Killarmy’s album <i>Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars</i> to gain a deeper understanding of knowledge production post 9/11 through a process Liesbet Van Zoonen has labeled I-pistemology. The influences of Five Percent Nation ideology, popular culture, and conspiracy theory impact Killarmy’s tools of rhetorical resistance, or what Tricia Rose calls the “hidden transcript” of rap music. Furthermore, <i>Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars</i> was at the center of controversy during the Beltway sniper attacks of 2002 prompting journalists to admonish Five Percent ideology through a process Jack Bratich calls a “conspiracy panic.” This dissertation presents a twofold argument: 1) I-pistemology accurately describes the ethos and knowledge base of hip hop culture and 2) Rap music as a mass-marketed commodity of hip hop culture creates a double-bind for subversive politics as the commodity of hip hop is allowed to present images and messages that validate discourses of oppression and marginalization. This dissertation offers a fresh contribution to stagnant sociopolitical discussions of hip hop and provides a new approach for examining the interplay between dominant knowledge institutions, marginalized citizens and discourses on terror.
Subject	:	Music; Communication
Descriptor	:	Communication and the arts;Conspiracy;Five percent ideology;Hip hop;I-pistemology;Wu-tang clan
Added Entry	:	Sarkela, Sandra
Added Entry	:	CommunicationThe University of Memphis