Category Archives: Kevin

Hiplife Music in Ghana

  Hello Everyone!   I have been conducting my research on a contemporary form of music originating in Ghana. It is characterized by combining a traditional form of Ghanaian music called “highlife” with Western hip hop. Essentially, it is Ghanaian MC’s rhyming … Continue reading

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Response on Hybridity and Creolization

This post is in response to the question: What is Klor de Alva’s argument about applying “colonialism” to Latin America? Does it apply equally to North America and the Caribbean? What is left out of his argument? Do you agree … Continue reading

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When all is Said and done…

For our final Cafe Discussion post, our group decided to discuss Edward Said and “Orientalism.”  We began our discussion by noting the similarities between Said’s intentions and Marxist theory.  Said said in his book, “My whoel point about this system … Continue reading

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Discussion of Bhabha

Our discussion of the Bhabha reading brought to light a few discussion points that we have previously covered in class in addition to a few notes on the reading itself. We focused primarily on Bhabha’s “Location of Culture” as we … Continue reading

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Discussion of Postmodern Blackness (hooks)

We were all intrigued by the hooks’ essay. After a little more research, we realized the significance of this work in the history of postmodernism and is an attempt to encourage the reader to view the many issues associated with … Continue reading

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Discussing Harvey

This week our group discussed Harvey and spent a majority of the time breaking down his argument to better understand his perspectives.  This blog is to highlight some of the points we covered in our discussion. -Harvey provides good accounts … Continue reading

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The Myth of Wine

The concept of semiotics and semiology is a difficult concept to grasp even without the input of myth as analyzed by Barthes.  However, we have attempted a simpler explanation of the signifier, signified, sign concept to better explain what Barthes … Continue reading

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Korean Punk Rock Discussion

The Korean punks in the video resemble punks found in other parts of the world. Bleached spiky hair, dog collars around the neck, studded wristbands, thrash-boots, ripped jeans, anthemic T-shirts, and other forms of punk rock style are very similar … Continue reading

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