Search for dissertations about: "Hip-hop"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word Hip-hop.

  2. 1. Islamic Semiotic Resources in US Hip-Hop Culture

    Author : Anders Ackfeldt; Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; islam; hip-hop; social semiotik; afroamerikansk islam; religion;

    Abstract : This dissertation contributes to the field of Islamic Studies by analyzing how the production of Islam can be seen as the outcome of interactions between actors who define themselves as Muslims as well as those who do not. The argument of this dissertation is that Muslims as well as non-Muslims have used Islamic themes in their artistic productions throughout the history of African American music making, making this historical legacy essential to this musical tradition because parts of it are repeatedly evoked in lyrics, sounds, and imagery. READ MORE

  4. 2. Remembering Chile : an entangled history of Hip-hop in-between Sweden and Chile

    Author : Susan Lindholm; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : Hip-hop; Kulturell identitet; Ungdomar; Chile; Sverige; Hiphop;

    Abstract : What does it mean when Hip-hop artists in both Sweden and Chile claim a Chilean or Latino artist identity? How can these identities be understood against the background of the 1973 coup d’état in Chile and its immediate and long-term consequences? This study sets out to answer these questions by focusing on the intersection of Hip-hop culture and the Chilean diaspora in Sweden after 1973. Based on a close reading of lyrics, as well as interviews with Hip-hop artists in both countries, it traces the way in which the artists position themselves, and in turn are positioned in different historical narratives in, and in-between the two countries. READ MORE

  5. 3. Reading Rap : Feminist Interventions in Men and Masculinity Research

    Author : Kalle Berggren; Elisabet Näsman; Keith Pringle; Tora Holmberg; Chris Beasley; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; hip hop; rap lyrics; men and masculinity; feminist theory; intersectionality; queer theory; poststructuralism; feminist phenomenology; discourse analysis; cultural studies; popular music; gender; sexuality; race; class; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : The present thesis explores how masculinity is constructed and negotiated in relation to race, class and sexuality in hip hop in Sweden. Theoretically, the study contributes to the increasing use of contemporary feminist theory in men and masculinity research. READ MORE

  6. 4. The G-Word : Virtuosity and Violation, Negotiating and Transforming graffiti

    Author : Jacob Kimvall; Magdalena Holdar; Hans Hayden; Håkan Nilsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Graffiti; Graffiti Art; Street Art; Berlin Wall; Zero Tolerance; Hip-Hop; Art Institutions; Nolltolerans; Art History; Visual Analysis; konstvetenskap; Art History;

    Abstract : Contemporary public discussions on graffiti are characterized by co-existence of contradictory claims. On the one hand graffiti is described as vandalism, and on the other as an artistic movement. READ MORE

  7. 5. The acoustics and performance of DJ scratching, Analysis and modelling

    Author : Kjetil Falkenberg Hansen; Roberto Bresin; Rolf Inge Godöy; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Acoustics; Akustik; Other veterinary medicine; Övrig veterinärmedicin; scratching;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the analysis and modeling of scratching, in other words, the DJ (disk jockey) practice of using the turntable as a musical instrument. There has been experimental use of turntables as musical instruments since their invention, but the use is now mainly ascribed to the musical genre hip-hop and the playing style known as scratching. READ MORE