Essays about: "reggae music"

Found 2 essays containing the words reggae music.

1. 1. Being Real By Being Me: Authenticity Production and Consumption Between an Independent Artist and Her Musical Followers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Andrea Dankic; [2012]
   Keywords : underground and commercial; authenticity construction; authenticity; relationship between artists and audience; fans; skills; artist identity; oscillation between the online and offline contexts; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : ‘Keeping it real’ is a common expression of authenticity in the music business, especially in subcultures such as hip-hop and reggae. By examining the dialogically constructed authenticity between an independent hip-hop and reggae artist and her audience referred to as musical followers which takes place on a stage oscillating between web-based and non web-based contexts, this thesis investigates how this authenticity informs and influences the processes of music creation, art production and artist identity. READ MORE

3. 2. One love : Homophobia and the Jamaican press

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

   Author : Malin Lundgren; Nanna Salemark; [2009]
   Keywords : Homophobia; Jamaican press; alienation; homosexuality; heteronorm; LGBT;

   Abstract : Jamaica is a beautiful island in the Caribbean well known all over the world for its Reggae music and its message of One love. But it is neither the songs about love nor the striking beauty of the island that awoken our interest. READ MORE