“It Ain’t Shit About the Music!”: Discussions on Freedom of Expression in Relation to Rap Music in Social Work

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“It Ain’t Shit About the Music!” : Discussions on Freedom of Expression in Relation to Rap Music in Social Work. / Ringsager, Kristine.

I: Danish Musicology Online, Bind Special edition : RESEARCHING MUSIC CENSORSHIP, 2015, s. 109-128.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Ringsager, K 2015, '“It Ain’t Shit About the Music!”: Discussions on Freedom of Expression in Relation to Rap Music in Social Work', Danish Musicology Online, bind Special edition : RESEARCHING MUSIC CENSORSHIP, s. 109-128. <http://www.danishmusicologyonline.dk/arkiv/arkiv_dmo/dmo_saernummer_2015/dmo_saernummer_2015_musikcensur_06.pdf>

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Ringsager, K. (2015). “It Ain’t Shit About the Music!”: Discussions on Freedom of Expression in Relation to Rap Music in Social Work. Danish Musicology Online, Special edition : RESEARCHING MUSIC CENSORSHIP, 109-128. http://www.danishmusicologyonline.dk/arkiv/arkiv_dmo/dmo_saernummer_2015/dmo_saernummer_2015_musikcensur_06.pdf

Vancouver

Ringsager K. “It Ain’t Shit About the Music!”: Discussions on Freedom of Expression in Relation to Rap Music in Social Work. Danish Musicology Online. 2015;Special edition : RESEARCHING MUSIC CENSORSHIP:109-128.

Author

Ringsager, Kristine. / “It Ain’t Shit About the Music!” : Discussions on Freedom of Expression in Relation to Rap Music in Social Work. I: Danish Musicology Online. 2015 ; Bind Special edition : RESEARCHING MUSIC CENSORSHIP. s. 109-128.

Bibtex

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