Hip Hop Studies and Queer Black Feminism

Hip Hop Studies and Queer Black Feminism presents a dynamic and much-needed fresh analysis of Black gendering and racialized sexualities in the sphere of Hip Hop. Editors Elaine B. Richardson, Gwendolyn D. Pough, and Treva B. Lindsey bring together established and rising scholars to examine the work of Hip Hop creators and practitioners, using the genre as a lens to address the crises of this historical moment, marked by attacks on bodily autonomy, LGBTQ+ rights, education, and Black studies. Tracing legacies of queer Black feminist activism and expression through Hip Hop culture and music, this timely anthology recenters queer Black feminism and cements its place in (Black) culture, liberation movements, and education.

About the author

Elaine B. Richardson (aka Dr. E) is a community-engaged scholar of Literacy Studies at The Ohio State University. She is a performing artist, writer, speaker, and survivor who has won many awards over the course of her inspirational life.

Gwendolyn D. Pough is an award-winning professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Syracuse University. Her groundbreaking book Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture, and the Public Sphere was the first book on women in Hip Hop.

Treva B. Lindsey is an award-winning author and professor at The Ohio State University specializing in African American women's history and culture. She is the cofounder of Black Feminist Night School at Zora's House in Columbus, Ohio, and the recipient of numerous fellowships and grants for her cutting-edge research.

Product details

• Assisted by: Treva B. Lindsey (Editor), Pough Gwendolyn D. (Editor), Richardson Elaine B. (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 06.03.2026
• EAN: 9780520409095
• ISBN: 978-0-520-40909-5
• No. of pages: 216
• Illustrations: 1 table
• Series: California Series in Hip Hop Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Music, History: specific events & topics, Rap and Hip Hop, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop, Rap & Hip-Hop, History of Music, Popular Music, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Gender studies: transgender & intersex