The momentous events resulting from September 11, 2001 both challenged the field of American studies and created new opportunities for research, teaching, and activism. This book presents more than 160 short contributions from around the world, some supporting, others criticizing American policies. This collaborative brainstorm approach of the essays addresses many questions asked about "America" and American studies in the age of globalization.

This is the first collection of essays to take a pan-European perspective in the study of hip-hop. How has it traveled to Europe? How has it developed in the various cultural contexts? How does it reference the American cultures of origin? The book's 21 authors and artists provide a comprehensive overview of hip-hop cultures in Europe, from the fringes to the centers. They address hip-hop in a variety of contexts, such as class, ethnicity, gender, history, pedagogy, performance, and (post-) communism. (Series: Transnational and Transatlantic American Studies - Vol. 13)