ABSTRACT
Tautology, or stating the obvious, is a good starting point sometimes. First, the intersection of education, literacy, youth, culture, media and curriculum can only be understood within and as complex systems operating in unpredictable, volatile, creative, adaptable and non-linear ways. Roth-Gordon made use of Halifu Osumare’s notion of ‘connective marginalities’, one where Hip-Hop becomes a Global Hip-Hop Nation by resonating with young people across the globe in four main fields: culture, social class, historical oppression and youth rebellion. Hong Kong is one of most vibrant places on earth economically, culturally and, for this chapter, artistically. Despite Hong Kong’s cosmopolitan appearance, over 90 per cent of its population is ethnic Chinese and Cantonese is the mother tongue of the majority. From Brazil to Japan and from Hong Kong to Tunisia, the new flaneurs dared to imagine a different world, thus creating a Global Hip-Hop Nation.
