Essays about: "rapper"

Found 5 essays containing the word rapper.

1. 1. Governed to be cancelled : The qualitative aspects of cancel culture's governmentality, focusing on its impact beyond the individual perpetrator.

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Hasib Zolic; [2023]
   Keywords : Cancel culture; Governmentality; Parasocial relationship; Hip-hop; MCDA;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the phenomenon of cancel culture within the media and communication science field, aiming to contribute to the understanding of cancel culture beyond the focal point of the cancelled figure. Drawing upon the theoretical framework of Governmentality with discourse and language and utilizing Multimodal Discourse Analysis (MCDA) as a methodological tool, the study delves into the complexities of cancel culture and its implications. READ MORE

3. 2. Female Hip-Hop in the Sufi Community of Taalibe Bay : Interpretative analysis of the Sufi symbolism and meaning behind two music videos

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Elisabeth Perra; [2022]
   Keywords : Sufism; Islam; Hip-Hop; Women; rapper; Senegal; Ibrahim Niasse; Taalibe Bay; Africa; Videos;

   Abstract : Senegal is a country in West Africa that is 95% Muslim and where Islam is deeply linked to hip-hop music. According to existing academic research, the emerging rappers in the artistic and cultural scene in Dakar are men and belong to the Sufi Taalibe Bay brotherhood, whose founder Ibrahim Niasse (1900-1975) is considered the spiritual leader of the rappers. READ MORE

4. 3. Visualising Balance, Balancing Visualities: Race, Epistemology and Equality in Visual Culture

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Sarah el-Taki; [2018]
   Keywords : visual culture; race; racism; epistemology; ontology; visuality; postcolonialism; equality; justice; Operation Black Vote; Critical race studies; Black studies; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on my interpretation of three particular visual examples that were created in relation to the racial tensions that were occurring at the time of their production. My visual examples are (1) the 2016 campaign advert commissioned by Operation Black vote (2) The music video I’m not Racist by the American rapper Joyner Lucas relaesed in 2017 (3) Sir Davey’s Proclamation Board to the Aborigines 1816 which circulated around 1850-1888. READ MORE

5. 4. Different in Hiphop : A Study on Childish Gambino Identity Creation

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för konst, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Tim Junkers; Adal Langari; [2017]
   Keywords : Childish Gambino; Musicvideo; Hiphop; Identity; Childish Gambino; Musikvideo; Hiphop; Identitet;

   Abstract : The essay is based on Toby S. Jenkin's (2011) previous research on creating identity within the hiphop culture. By linking to the theories Identity (Hammrén & Johansson, 2009) and Representation (Hall, 2013) as well as using the analytical methods for text and visual form, Childish Gambinos identity has been analyzed. READ MORE

6. 5. Keepin' It Real vs. Bling-Bling: Shopping for Identity among Swedish Hip-hoppers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Carolina Larnett; [2012]
   Keywords : social anthropology; authenticity; identity; popular culture; hip-hop; culture; youth; community; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This paper describes the discourse of authenticity and the creating of identity through popular culture, using hip-hop, as a case to study. Based on data from how Swedish youth take in hip-hop through music lyrics, rapper stereotypes, the gangster rap subgenre and rap battles, it shows that including oneself into this culture can lead to changes in one’s identity and the redefinition of one’s persona. READ MORE