Essays about: "women and music"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 36 essays containing the words women and music.

1. 6. Women in Kyrgyz Music Videos : A Social Semiotic Analysis of Women’s Representation in Kyrgyz Visual Media

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Charlotte Geib; [2023]
   Keywords : Kyrgyzstan; Music Video; Gender; Cultural Representation; Social Semiotics; Violence against Women;

   Abstract : This master thesis study examines Kyrgyz-language music videos to explore the visual representation of women, including women experiencing gender-based violence. It addresses a gap in the literature regarding women in Kyrgyz music videos and argues that media communicates context-specific meaning about gendered cultural realities. READ MORE

3. 7. 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

4. 8. The Sound of Women : The characteristics of women's choir music

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

   Author : Daniel Holmqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Choir; choir music; women s choir music; female choir music; music analysis; Kör; körmusik; damkörsmusik; musikanalys;

   Abstract : This essay examines women's choir music from a musical perspective, to give contrast to the several previous cultural and sociological studies. The method used was a combination of literature study, an interview with former women’s choir founder and conductor Robert Sund and a music analysis of five different women’s choir pieces. READ MORE

5. 9. Time to Love: Romantic comedies and narratives of LOVE – from a Swedish context

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2022-08-23]
   Keywords : love; romcoms; masculine domination; doxa; embodiment; escapism;

   Abstract : This study explores the relation between love and romantic comedies, (aka romcoms), among people living in Sweden. Romcoms, being one of the most popular film genres ever, has often been subject to critique of not being serious enough and to derange people’s perceptions love. READ MORE

6. 10. Call for Diversity in Web 3.0 : Case Study of NFT Art Projects World of Women (WoW) and Women Rise

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

   Author : Berna Syuleymanoglu; [2022]
   Keywords : NFTs; Web 3.0; blockchain; women; gender; representation; voice; art; social change;

   Abstract : Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital assets that exist in the blockchain with a unique signature that has been gaining significant attention starting from the early 2021. While NFTs can be anything stored digitally from text to music, since these digital tokens enable artists to democratize their works, there has been a particular rise in using them to promote digital art which has long been undervalued. READ MORE