Sorry for being not updating this in a couple of weeks but i went back up north for my October holidays to see my folks. This week I had my first dissertation meeting with my advisor. she has approved of my topic and has set me the task of defining Rastafarianism in one paragraph. To do this i have been reading "Rastafari? Rasta For You: Rastafarianism Explained" by Kelleyana Junique. Its a good book that seems to break down the faith into bite sized chunks. I have been taking notes as well, hopefully to be used as part of the main body of the dissertation and the literature review. My next meeting is on Monday so hopefully it will go well but i will keep u posted.
Cheers
JP
Saturday, 23 October 2010
Sunday, 3 October 2010
03/10/10
This week I completed and handed in my dissertation proposal. The title I have chosen is "Rastafarianism and its Influence on the Lyrics of Reggae Music". The project outline is:
Rastafarianism is a religion that is often clouded with mystery and misunderstanding. Although we recognise the somewhat stereotyped images that identify a Rasta we in the developed world know very little about the integrity of the religion and what we do know might also be a mistranslation of the truth. With Bob Marley being one of the most globally recognised follower of the faith there is a heavy link between Rastafarianism, Reggae music and the Caribbean island of Jamaica. Although this association between Reggae and Rasta is very much the norm there are very few academic works showing how the religion has influenced and developed the topics featured in the lyrics of Reggae music. In this piece of writing I aim to discus this very topic to see whether or not themes of Rastafarianism can be found in the lyrics of Reggae artists. I shall use a selection of books, academic texts and journals to try and gain a concrete understanding in the Rastafarian faith. By doing this I aim learn key Phrases and sayings that are strongly linked with the religion to see if they appear in any Reggae songs. I shall do this by studying lyrics from both past and present Reggae artists, Lyric sheets are now readily available online from various lyric sheet websites. Also by looking at Jamaica as a country I will be able to research into whether or not Rastafarianism had a strong enough following to have any impact into the mind set of the Reggae musician. At the end of my piece of work I shall form a conclusion based on the information gathered from my research.
Well thats all for this week.... speak soon
JP
Rastafarianism is a religion that is often clouded with mystery and misunderstanding. Although we recognise the somewhat stereotyped images that identify a Rasta we in the developed world know very little about the integrity of the religion and what we do know might also be a mistranslation of the truth. With Bob Marley being one of the most globally recognised follower of the faith there is a heavy link between Rastafarianism, Reggae music and the Caribbean island of Jamaica. Although this association between Reggae and Rasta is very much the norm there are very few academic works showing how the religion has influenced and developed the topics featured in the lyrics of Reggae music. In this piece of writing I aim to discus this very topic to see whether or not themes of Rastafarianism can be found in the lyrics of Reggae artists. I shall use a selection of books, academic texts and journals to try and gain a concrete understanding in the Rastafarian faith. By doing this I aim learn key Phrases and sayings that are strongly linked with the religion to see if they appear in any Reggae songs. I shall do this by studying lyrics from both past and present Reggae artists, Lyric sheets are now readily available online from various lyric sheet websites. Also by looking at Jamaica as a country I will be able to research into whether or not Rastafarianism had a strong enough following to have any impact into the mind set of the Reggae musician. At the end of my piece of work I shall form a conclusion based on the information gathered from my research.
Well thats all for this week.... speak soon
JP
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