Essays about: "women and music"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 36 essays containing the words women and music.

1. 11. 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

3. 12. Do I Make You Horny Baby? - A musicological analysis of current sexual music made by women in relation to contemporary feminism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Musikvetenskap

   Author : Marie Nemark; [2022]
   Keywords : sexual music; popular music; feminism; female empowerment; self objectification; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : In this study I examine current sexual music, made by women. I focus on songs made and/ or performed by contemporary female artists working in genres - such as hip-hop, pop and R&B - that fall under the umbrella term popular music. READ MORE

4. 13. PROTESTING DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC - Motivations and choices made in the abortion law protests in Poland 2020

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kajsa Urge; [2021-06-28]
   Keywords : Protest; movements; abortion; Poland; Covid-19; emotions; emotional response; community; women protest; threat;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the motivations and choices made by participants and organisers of the 2020 Abortion Law protests in Poland. It is a qualitative study where the data was collected through interviews. READ MORE

5. 14. Birds of a feather flock together : a case study of Chinese Guangchangwu dama in a super-diverse city

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Miaoer Chen; [2021]
   Keywords : Chinese Square dance; Guangchangwu Dama; sense of belonging; friendship; Conviviality; conviviality microspaces; Diversity; super diverse; music participation; empowerment; social media; senior adults; older women; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to critically examine how older women interact, perform to their heart's content, learn music, and communicate across cultures around square dancing in a Chinese context. The paper explores how retired Chinese grandmothers use square dancing to build social interactions, find friendships and integrate into diverse group life. READ MORE

6. 15. THE POTENTIAL OF TRALLPUNK : Constituting masculinity in a Swedish punk scene

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Anders Boström; [2021]
   Keywords : Trallpunk; Swedish punk; punk; interviews; song lyrics; discourse analysis; performativity; gender performance; hegemonic masculinity; masculinity; gender;

   Abstract : Music is a ubiquitous part of society and has some capacity for spurring social change by stirring emotions with people. The music genre of punk is overtly political and promotes different kinds of social change, and all this makes punk relevant to study for the social sciences and humanities. READ MORE