In this current era of viral social media, much of contemporary cultural production caters to Generation Z’s proclivity for choreographed dance challenges such as the Renegade and the Mop circulating on apps like TikTok, Dubsmash, and Instagram.1 In Renegades: Digital Dance Cultures from Dubsmash to TikTok, scholar and public educator Trevor Boffone suggests that the cultural practices of Gen Z are “…far more nuanced and relevant than casual observers (read: adults) might typically imagine” (9). Boffone centers the work of Black girl content creators who serve as key agents of hip-hop cultural production. Drawing from theater, performance, gender, hip-hop, and sound studies, he explores how these creators skillfully occupy visual and sonic space on dance platforms to (per)form identity and build supportive digital communities. Through ethnographic case studies, Boffone convincingly argues that the viral social media landscape is a critical, yet undervalued, space to theorize the integral role Black...

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