Dancing Youth: Hip Hop and Gender in Late Socialist Vietnam - Paperback

by Sandra Kurfürst (Author)

Breaking, popping, locking, waacking, and hip hop dance are practiced widely in contemporary Vietnam. Considering the dance practices in the larger context of post-socialist transformation, urban restructuring, and changing gender relations, Sandra Kurfürst examines youth's aspirations and desires embodied in dance. Drawing on a rich and diverse range of qualitative data, including interviews, sensory and digital ethnography, it shows how dancers confront social and gender norms while following their passion. As a contribution to area and global studies, the book illuminates the translocal spatialities of hip hop, produced through the circulation of objects and the movement of bodies.

Author Biography

Sandra Kurfürst is a junior professor at the institute of South- and Southeast Asian studies at the University of Cologne.