SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad SIT Digital Collections Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection SIT Study Abroad Fall 2013 Headlines in Rhyme: A Case Study on Le Journal Rappé as an Agent of Senegalese Sociopolitical Change Jessica Hackel SIT Study Abroad Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection Part of the Broadcast and Video Studies Commons, Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, and the Social Media Commons Recommended Citation Hackel, Jessica, "Headlines in Rhyme: A Case Study on Le Journal Rappé as an Agent of Senegalese Sociopolitical Change" (2013). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1682. https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1682 This Unpublished Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the SIT Study Abroad at SIT Digital Collections. It has been accepted for inclusion in Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection by an authorized administrator of SIT Digital Collections. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Headlines in Rhyme: A Case Study on Le Journal Rapp é as an Agent of Senegalese Sociopolitical Change Hackel, Jessica Academic Director: Diallo, Souleye Project Advisor: Mbaye, Ayemerou Boston University English Literature Africa, Senegal, Dakar Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Senegal: Arts and Culture SIT Study Abroad: Fall 2013 2 Hackel A special thank you to Keyti and Xuman —for feeding me, for making sure I got home safely, and for teaching me how to “break barriers. ” 3 Hackel Table of Contents Abstract ... …………………………………………………………………………….......4 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………….......5 Methodology ………………………………………………………………………….......8 Situating Le Journal Rapp é in Historical, Political, and Musical Contexts ………....11 The Creative Process …………………………………….