“Québec History X”: Re-Visioning the Past Through RapFootnote¹

1. An early version of this analysis was presented as “Changing History: Re-presenting the Past in Québec Rap” at the American Council for Quebec Studies Conference held in Burlington, VT, November 4–7, 2010. My thanks to those present who offered advice and suggestions used in the revisions of this article.

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