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by
Nicolas Tsimbidas [
SUMMARY: The
aim of this paper is to explore the structure of Rebetiko and Hip-Hop
subcultures and the formation and construction of the identity of their
members. Its theoretical base is the theory of sub-cultural identity as
elaborated by the various schools that were involved in subcultural research
(Chicago School, Birmingham School, etc).
The paper will examine and
compare two subcultures from Greece, Rebetiko and Hip-Hop. It will therefore
investigate the factors of the construction, the formation and the impact of
the two subcultures in Greek society. More specifically, the present
investigation as mentioned above attempts to compare the two groups in terms of
identity construction, cultural production and sub-cultural formation. This
involves both the analysis of what is produced by a sub-culture and the
'institutional supports' within which it is produced.
The main areas that I would
like to concentrate on are those that deal with issues of identity. The issue
of cultural fusion and the alteration in the patterns of cultural production
has and will be addressed in the thesis. For this, Hybridity theories are of
core value in examining the process of that cultural fusion that occurred in
both Rembetiko and Hip Hop in Greece.
CV: I was born in
Athens on 02.08.1975. In 1995 I came to England to study and I obtained a B.A
in Media Studies and Cultural Studies and PgDip in Film and Cultural Studies
from the University of Sunderland. Currently I am a PhD candidate at the London
Metropolitan University.
I have also been working as a
journalist and reporter since 1995, mostly in the Greek media, and for the past
3 years I have worked as foreign correspondent for Greek National Radio in
London.
I heard the Rebetiko sound at
quite a young age because of my father was an avid fan of Tsitsanis and
Vamvakaris. The sound of bouzouki is something I remember distinctly in my
childhood, as my father would play Rebetiko records very often in our house.
Finally, in my PhD I decided
to combine my love of music with my great academic interest in collective
identity issues.
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