Musical Imaginary, Identity and Representation: The Case of Gentleman the German Reggae Luminary
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2013-05
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The Ohio State University
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This paper attempts to examine the mediation's and negotiations that occur when the Other appropriates a particularly parochial cultural expression. The paper pays attention to the multiple scholarly approaches towards understanding the musical imaginary. In particular I take interest in an approach that articulates an aesthetic component that emerges from the socio-cultural ground. In other words, what negotiations occur when a white male German co-opts a cultural expression that is deeply invested in identity politics.
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Identity, Subaltern, Music, Reggae, Imaginary