Racial Formation Theory and Systemic Racism in Hip‐Hop Fans’ Perceptions |
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| Authors: | Ginger Jacobson |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Nazareth College, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester NY 14618 |
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| Abstract: | This work contributes empirical research to racial formation theory (RFT) and systemic racism (SR), demonstrating how these theories complement each other. There are few practical applications of these theories. This research examines RFT and SR from the perspective of hip‐hop fans. I qualitatively examine how 23 nonblack women articulate the relationships of race, class, and gender through discussion of hip‐hop music and videos that accompany it. Findings suggest that hip‐hop is a site of racial formation. Participants spoke from a color‐blind perspective and white racial frame so that they perpetuated ideals of systemic racism theory. |
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| Keywords: | color‐blind hip‐hop intersectionality racial formation theory systemic racism white racial frame |
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