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Maskulinitet, Ras Och Identitet I J. Coles Studioalbum 4 Your Eyez Only Nutidshistoria, Kollektivt Minne Och Intersektionalitet I Samtida Hiphopmusik Independent project, 15 credits Maskulinitet, ras och identitet i J. Coles studioalbum 4 Your Eyez Only Nutidshistoria, kollektivt minne och intersektionalitet i samtida hiphopmusik Författare: Drilon Behrami Handledare: Cecilia Trenter Examinator: Hans Hägerdal Termin: HT20 Ämne: Historia Nivå: Examensarbete Kurskod: 4HIÄ2E Abstract Masculinity, race and identity in J. Coles studioalbum 4 Your Eyez Only. Contemporary history, collective memory and intersectionality in contemporary hiphopmusic. This study examines intersectionality and identity in rapper Jermaine Lamarr Cole’s studio album 4 Your Eyez Only. Through discourse analysis, the essay studies the representation of aspects of identity in the album, with a focus on gender, race, class and sexuality. The study also examines prosthetic memory in the album, with the intention of finding correlating narratives that create a general concensus of how society is viewed from marginalised groups in the US. The findings conclude that gender, race and class are expressed as the main buildingblocks for a characters identity in the album. It is telling that sexuality remains untouched in this regard. The reader is exclusively exposed to the normative heterosexual perspective, completely ignoring any notion of varied sexual orientations. Furthermore the findings conclude that J. Cole showcases a generally negative view on the govornment, as it is percieved as one of many instances keeping marginalised groups at the bottom of a societal foodchain Nyckelord Intersectionality, discourse analysis, prosthetic memory, collective memory, hiphop, music, gender, race, class, sexuality, history, english, upper secondary school Tack Tack till Cecilia Trenter för ett trevligt och tacksamt samarbete, din positivitet är smittsam – Lycka till i Malmö! Till mina döttrar: Jag hoppas att ni råkar på detta dokument om ca 30 år och får en spontan påminnelse om att ni gjort mig till den lyckligaste människan i världen. Ord räcker inte till. Innehåll 1 Introduktion ..............................................................................................................................4 1.1 Syfte ....................................................................................................................................7 1.2 Forskningsläge ....................................................................................................................7 1.2.1 Intersektionell forskning ..............................................................................................7 1.2.2 Kulturstudier och musik ...............................................................................................9 1.2.3 Historiebruk och historiemedvetande i populärkultur .................................................. 11 1.3 Frågeställningar ................................................................................................................ 13 1.4 Avgränsningar ................................................................................................................... 13 1.5 Källmaterial ...................................................................................................................... 14 2 Bakgrund ................................................................................................................................. 15 2.1 Hiphop som ett medium för de marginaliserade ................................................................. 15 2.2 Artistens bakgrund och albumets syfte ............................................................................... 16 2.3 Synopsis/sammanfattningar av texterna ............................................................................. 19 3 Teoretisk utgångspunkt .......................................................................................................... 21 3.1 Intersektionalitet ................................................................................................................ 21 3.2 Genusvetenskap ................................................................................................................. 22 3.3 Konstgjort minne ............................................................................................................... 23 3.4 Didaktisk relevans ............................................................................................................. 24 4 Metod ....................................................................................................................................... 25 4.1 Diskursanalys .................................................................................................................... 25 4.2 Diskursanalys i denna studie ............................................................................................. 26 4.3 Klargörande av tillvägagångssätt vid analys ...................................................................... 27 4.4 Etik i relation till rasistiska och kvinnofientliga uttryck ...................................................... 28 5 Resultat .................................................................................................................................... 30 5.1 For Whom The Bell Tolls ................................................................................................... 30 5.2 Immortal ........................................................................................................................... 31 5.3 Deja Vu ............................................................................................................................. 33 5.4 Ville Mentality ................................................................................................................... 34 5.5 She’s Mine pt. 1 ................................................................................................................. 35 5.6 Change .............................................................................................................................. 36 5.7 Neighbors .......................................................................................................................... 38 5.8 Foldin Clothes ................................................................................................................... 39 5.9 She’s Mine pt. 2 ................................................................................................................. 40 5.10 4 Your Eyez Only ............................................................................................................... 41 6 Slutdiskussion .......................................................................................................................... 45 6.1 Intersektionella faktorer .................................................................................................... 45 6.2 Framställning av samhället ............................................................................................... 46 6.3 Studien i sin helhet............................................................................................................. 47 6.4 Pedagogiska & didaktiska reflektioner ............................................................................... 48 7 Referenslista ............................................................................................................................ 50 3 (51) 1 Introduktion ”I dedicate these words to you and all the other children affected by the mass incarceration in this nation, that sent your pops to prison when he needed education.” – Jermaine Lamarr Cole, 2016. När jag först började fundera över vad mitt examensarbete skulle behandla fann jag mig i något av ett vägskäl. Jag funderade på två huvudsakliga alternativ. Ett alternativ var att välja ett traditionellt ämne där jag studerar en specifik händelse på ett typiskt sätt – där en viss källa behandlas för att klargöra hur historia har utspelat sig. Detta mer traditionella sättet att arbeta lät visserligen intressant, men också för distanserat i relation till det yrke jag valt att följa. Tonåringar är inte nödvändigtvis intresserade av, säg, resolution 242 gällande Israel/Palestina- konflikten. Undervisning i grundskolan tillåter inte heller nödvändigtvis för sådana djupdykningar i specifika händelser, eftersom undervisningen skall täcka så många olika delar av historia. Det första alternativet såg alltså mindre och mindre relevant ut i relation till mitt framtida yrke som lärare, om än relevant för ämnet Historia. Det andra huvudsakliga alternativet som jag tänkte på behandlar istället något som är mer relevant för min roll som mentor och mitt relationella arbete med framtida elever. Det är också något som jag tror engagerar eleverna på ett annat plan. Detta alternativ innebar att studera samtida populärkultur för att erbjuda en insyn i hur vardagen kan se ut för marginaliserade grupper i västerländska samhällen. Hiphop är en fortsatt växande musikgenre som tar plats i diverse topplistor, såväl inhemska som internationella. Denna växande genre råkar också inkludera musik som jag själv uppskattar. Det började kännas lättare och lättare att göra mitt val. Jag började alltså studera hiphopen som genre, men också musiken i sin helhet som ett medium. Likt all annan litteratur är texterna i högsta grad påverkade av det samtida samhället. Jag började finna intressanta exempel på populärkulturens relevans i de mer traditionella kulturella sammanhangen, och fann exempelvis att Bob Dylan vunnit nobelpris för sin musik. 2010-talens mest omtalade rappare Kendrick
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