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
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