Essays about: "lyrics"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 95 essays containing the word lyrics.

  1. 6. “O Negro No Poder -The Power in Black” : Language forms in lyrics from different Blocos Afro reflecting Afro-Brazilian identity work in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil thematically connected to negritude.

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Portugisiska

    Author : Jenny Ramos Pinheiro; [2023]
    Keywords : Sociolinguistics; identity; belonging; Brazil; Bahia; Blocos Afro; Afro-Brazilians; Olodum; Ilê Aiyê; ingroup; outgroup; Negritude;

    Abstract : The present study aims to test my hypothesis that the language forms found in the Blocos Afro discourses in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil can be seen as expressions of Afro-Brazilian and/or Blocos Afro identity work and can also be seen as being, at least thematically, connected to the negritude movement. The study is based on samples created of Blocos Afro lyrics. READ MORE

  3. 7. ”The shrieking of nothing is killing me” : Representations of society of the spectacle and hyperreality in David Bowie’s lyrics

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Mariann Gabrielsson; [2023]
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    Abstract : This text explores how the lyrics of David Bowie can be applied as supporting the critique against hyperreality and society of the spectacle, as articulated by Guy Debord and Jean Baudrillard. This is done by focusing on three questions: 1) what elements in Bowie’s lyrics support Debord and Baudrillard, 2) how can these elements function to portray Bowie as primarily a sociologist and secondly an artist, and 3) what are the benefits of using fiction (in this case lyrics) as empirical material? From a theoretical framework building on Debord’s society of the spectacle and Baudrillard’s focus on hyperreality, I will apply a two-folded methodology of sociology through literature and socio-poetics. READ MORE

  4. 8. Music As a Means of Resistance : Rhetorical Analysis of Three Ukrainian Wartime Songs

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Ksenija Ševcova; [2023]
    Keywords : music; lyrics; war; Ukraine; Russia; slogan; symbol; sample; intertextuality;

    Abstract : This study delves into Ukrainian wartime songs of resistance that were inspired by the ‘Russian warship’ slogan. Langer (1953) believes that songs can express emotions that language alone fails to convey. Dynamic interaction of music and lyrics slows down, arrests, and intensifies images and moods. READ MORE

  5. 9. "He drinks champagne during Ramadan": Ethnic performativity among singers with a migratory background in the Eurovision Song Contest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Tannaz Judith Gakwisi; [2023]
    Keywords : Ethnic identity; ethnic performativity; minority identity; ethnic identity development; Eurovision Song Contest; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) has become one of the most popular entertainment events in the world. Each year, countries across Europe compete in a competition with original songs. READ MORE

  6. 10. The everyday life of gangster rap

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Teodora Saveska; [2023]
    Keywords : Rap; Gangster rap; young people; social bond theory; labeling theory; social identity theory; social capital; cultural capital; economical capital; subculture; crime; violence; weapons; drugs; sex; we them.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Rap music has been controversial ever since the music genre took off. Themes such as violence, drugs and aggression have been themes portrayed in the genre since a long time ago. READ MORE