Opening up frontiers through music: exploring narratives of identity, prophethood, father figure and trauma in Kendrick Lamar's Mr Morale and The Big Steppers
Title
Opening up frontiers through music: exploring narratives of identity, prophethood, father figure and trauma in Kendrick Lamar's Mr Morale and The Big SteppersAuthor(s)
Directors
Estévez-Saá, José ManuelDate
2023Center/Dept./Entity
Universidade da Coruña. Facultade de FiloloxíaDescription
Traballo fin de mestrado (UDC.FIL). Estudos ingleses avanzados e as súas aplicacións. Curso 2022/2023Abstract
[Abstract] Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers is Kendrick Lamar's latest album, which, to
date, has not been the subject of scholarly analysis. The aim is to investigate his narrative
throughout his work in relation to issues such as the questioning of material wealth and
the exploitation of African-American culture within the Hip Hop genre. In addition,
religion is examined, analysing how the artist approaches and is influenced by religion to
represent both social and personal issues. African American masculinity and the
formation of African American masculinity is also examined, along with the influence of
Gangsta Rap and its limitation of masculinity in the African American community.
Finally, trauma in Lamar´s narrative is explored, as well as sexual violence and the
influence of slavery on the African American community in the presen
Keywords
Hip-Hop
Materialism
Lamar, Kendrick
Identity
Religion
Prophetic figure
Black masculinity
African-American community
Trauma
Sexual violence.
Materialism
Lamar, Kendrick
Identity
Religion
Prophetic figure
Black masculinity
African-American community
Trauma
Sexual violence.
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