Elizabeth Turner
The Discourse of Protest, Resistance and Social Commentary in Reggae Music: A Bakhtinian Analysis of Pacific Reggae
The Discourse of Protest, Resistance and Social Commentary in Reggae Music: A Bakhtinian Analysis of Pacific Reggae
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This book explores the social commentary, resistance, and protest in Pacific reggae music through a Bakhtinian analysis. It focuses on the award-winning EP "Whats Be Happen?" by the band Herbs, which addresses racism, apartheid, sport, politics, race relations, migrants' experiences, and indigenous peoples' land loss. The book demonstrates the compatibility between Bakhtin's theory and reggae music, highlighting resistance to social injustice and ethical values. It appeals to scholars in Bakhtin studies, discourse analysis, popular cultural studies, and those interested in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific region.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 142 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
A comprehensive, captivating, and timely examination of the ways in which the music and lyrics of Pacific reggae, aspects of performance, a record album cover, and the social and political context construct social commentary, resistance, and protest.
Framed predominantly by the theory and philosophy of Russian literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin, this innovative investigation of the discourse of Pacific reggae in New Zealand produces a multi-faceted analysis of the dialogic relationships that create meaning in this genre of popular music. It focuses on the award-winning EP "Whats Be Happen?" by the band Herbs, which has been recognized for its groundbreaking music and social commentary in the early 1980s. Herbs' songs address the racism and ideology of the apartheid regime in South Africa and the relationship between sport and politics, as well as universally relevant conflicts over race relations, the experiences of migrants, and the historic and ongoing loss of indigenous peoples' lands.
The book demonstrates the striking compatibility between Bakhtin's theorization of utterances as ethical acts and reggae music, along with the Rastafari philosophy that underpins it, which speaks of resistance to social injustice, of ethical values, and the kind of society people seek to achieve. It will appeal to a cross-disciplinary audience of scholars in Bakhtin studies; discourse analysis; popular cultural studies; the literary analysis of popular music and lyrics, and those with an interest in the culture and politics of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific region.
Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Weight: 280g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032117867
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