文档介绍：Iowa State UniversityDigital Repository @ Iowa State UniversityGraduate Theses and DissertationsGraduate College2012The Transcendentalist hip-hop movementJustin Michael AtwellIowa State UniversityFollow this and additional works at: of theAmerican mons,Literature in English, North mons, monsThis Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at Digital Repository @ Iowa State University. It has been accepted forinclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Repository @ Iowa State University. For more information,please ******@ CitationAtwell, Justin Michael, "The Transcendentalist hip-hop movement" (2012).Graduate Theses and Transcendentalist hip-hop movementbyJustin M. AtwellA thesis submitted to the graduate facultyin partial fulfillment for the requirements of the degree ofMASTERS OF ARTSMajor: English (Literature)Program of mittee:Matthew Wynn Sivils, Major ProfessorBarbara ChingBenjamin PercyIowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa2012Copyright ? Justin M. Atwell, 2012. All rights OF CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGMENTSiiiCHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION1CHAPTER 2. SIMPLICITY AND SELF IMPROVEMENT: HENRY DAVID THOREAU’S WALDEN MEETS MIDWESTERN HIP-HOP10CHAPTER 3. NEW SPACES: THE “URBAN PASTORAL” IN MIDWESTERNHIP-HOP27CHAPTER 4. I NEED JUST A MINUTE WITH ME: DESSA AND THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT IN HIP-HOP47WORKS CITED60iiiAcknowledgmentsFirst and foremost, I would like to thank my major professor, Dr. Matthew Wynn Sivils and the rest of mittee—Dr. Barbara Ching and Benjamin Percy for agreeing to work with me on a thesis that has such a quirky premise. Your expertise and guidance were invaluable assets throughout the writing process, and I am grateful to all of you. My office mates (particularly Jamie Harsha, Rachel McKenny, Nathan Pillman, Mary Speckhard, and Abigail Stonner) deserve a great amount of thanks just for putting