Tag: Jacob Kimvall
An important contribution to hip-hop research and a central reference work for years to come
Engaging with a broad range of research and performance genres, The Oxford Handbook of Hip Hop Dance Studies offers the most comprehensive research on Hip Hop dance to date, placing practitioners' voices at the forefront and in dialogue with theoretical insights. Jacob Kimvall is our reviewer and in his view this edited collection by Mary Fogarty & Imani Kai Johnson with aa impressive cast of contributors is an indispensable addition to the expanding field of research on hip hop dance culture.
A history of football fandom as vernacular religion
Written and curated by respected football writer Andy Brassell, Football Murals: A celebration of soccer’s greatest street art (Bloomsbury) features more than 100 murals from around the world, capturing the scale, grandeur and wit of this powerful and popular art form. Street art expert Jacob Kimvall knew little about football before being saddled with this book, but his knowledge of the artform made him come up with a couple of alternative titles that better describes the book he read and quite enjoyed.
