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How Native American Rappers Communicate And Create A Modern Identity, Hannah J. Berge
How Native American Rappers Communicate And Create A Modern Identity, Hannah J. Berge
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
Current research concerning identity and Native Americans is sparse outside the realm of expressly Native American scholarship. While most conversations about identity and Native Americans focuses on historical and political aspects, many sources do not explore alternative avenues of contemporary identity creation. This thesis uses Kenneth Burke’s pentad to analyze the lyrics for “AbOriginal” by Frank Waln. The pentad is used to analyze each line of the rap. A new term, alter-agent, is used to identify agents who the agent either associates with or who the agent views as hindering his progress. There is then a count of the number …
Kendrick Lamar And Hip-Hop As A Medium For Social Change, Diego A. Rocha
Kendrick Lamar And Hip-Hop As A Medium For Social Change, Diego A. Rocha
Student Publications
This paper provides a context and then analysis of Kendrick Lamar's albums as they relate to advocating and affecting social change. The purpose is to show through example how hip-hop (and music in general) can act as an avenue towards creating positive change for oppressed peoples.