Da art of storytellin': hip-hop epistemology, hip-hop theorization, and the discursive continuity of black cultural expression in/through sport
Sayvon J. L. Foster, Max Klein · 2026
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Sayvon Foster and Max Klein offer a perspective piece from 2026 on Black cultural expression in sport. Black athletes, coaches, and fans run through every layer of the sporting world, from play to branding. Yet most study of Blackness in sport reads it through history or through single moments, leaving the thread that links messages across time and place unexamined.
The authors answer with two lenses drawn from hip-hop: hip-hop epistemology, a way of knowing, and hip-hop theorization, a way of building theory. Following jazz and blues frameworks, they treat hip-hop as Black discourse, social critique, and sense-making. Tracing its language through sport, they argue, exposes the continuity of the Black experience across eras and settings.
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| CREATOR | Sayvon J. L. Foster, Max Klein |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |