A 'coloured' history, a black future: contesting the dominant representations in the media through hip-hop beats
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2009-10-08T10:29:44Z
Authors
Marco, Derilene
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Abstract
This research will critically analyse “conscious” hip-hop music and the way in
which it contests media and mainstream ideas in the media. Conscious hip-hop
refers to rap music that critically engages with hegemonic discourses and
popular culture. It is framed and named in this manner by both the performers/
artists themselves as well as by leading hip-hop scholars within South Africa and
globally. This research uses the music of Godessa and Brasse Vannie Kaap to
interrogate representations of Black identities and gender in society.
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M.A.(Media Studies), Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, 2009
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media representations, hip-hop, gender, race