Project Title
Counternarratives in Hip Hop Music: Themes of Marginalization
Document Type
Event
Start Date
10-5-2019 3:30 PM
End Date
10-5-2019 6:30 PM
Description
Despite its popularity, hip hop music faces harsh criticism, with some people claiming that it promotes violence, drugs and misogyny. Others laud hip hop for challenging social problems as well as representing marginalization and black experiences. To investigate the legitimacy of these contrasting discourses surrounding hip hop, I have examined the lyrical content of hip hop songs looking for common themes, using a sample of 150 popular hip hop songs from 2003-2017.
Discipline
Sociology
Research Mentor(s)
Dr. Kevin Neuhouser
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Counternarratives in Hip Hop Music: Themes of Marginalization
Despite its popularity, hip hop music faces harsh criticism, with some people claiming that it promotes violence, drugs and misogyny. Others laud hip hop for challenging social problems as well as representing marginalization and black experiences. To investigate the legitimacy of these contrasting discourses surrounding hip hop, I have examined the lyrical content of hip hop songs looking for common themes, using a sample of 150 popular hip hop songs from 2003-2017.
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