Essays about: "critical hip-hop"
Found 5 essays containing the words critical hip-hop.
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1. Does the Beat Go On? Regime Type and the Repression of Hip-Hop Music and Artists
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Hip-Hop music is bigger than ever, a development that some states watch with Argus eyes. The latter is especially the case when the content that hip-hop artists produce is critical towards the circumstances in their country. In various cases, regimes subsequently attempt to repress and silence these critical hip-hop performances and artists. READ MORE
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2. The Strengths of Street Knowledge
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In the late 1970s the culture of hip hop emerged from the streets of New York. It was an outlet for identity, expression and boasting among communities of young people who were raised in disadvantaged circumstances. Hip hop allowed for creative innovators to form a niche within the entertainment industry that has generated billions of dollars. READ MORE
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3. Performing islam in europe : a case study of Poetic Pilgrimage´s performance of empowerment in-between art and religion
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för historia och samtidsstudierAbstract : In this thesis I explore performances of empowerment in the work and artistic persona of Londonbased hip hop duo Poetic Pilgrimage. By using intersectionality, critical race and performance theories, I sketched a possible reading of their performance of religion in the complex context of their positionality as black, british, women, muslim converts and performing artists. READ MORE
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4. Werkin' girls : a critical viewing of femininity constructions in contemporary rap
University essay from Institutionen för kultur och lärandeAbstract : This thesis sets out to examine the making of femininity in hip-hop, with a special focus on the performances of three artists - Mykki Blanco, Angel Haze, and Brooke Candy - and their representations made through music videos and lyrics. The thesis is structured around critical femininity studies, and created through a somatechnics perspective. READ MORE
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5. If you don’t know, now you know - A study of the educational qualities of hip-hop lyrics
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : Aim(s): To explore the qualities of hip-hop as an educational medium based on the close reading and in-depth analysis of its lyrics, using the lyrics to Nas’ N.Y. State of mind to discuss and exemplify the general traits of language structure as well as historical and cultural content. READ MORE