The language of hip hop and rap in Tunisia: socio-cultural mirror, authenticity tool, and herald of change

Gabsi, Zouhir

doi:10.1080/13629387.2019.1634557

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“…Since its creation, hip-hop music has become a global phenomenon that is enjoyed all over the world (Motley & Henderson, 2008). Moreover, staying true to its origins, the genre is often embraced by those most vulnerable in society and is used by the disadvantaged as a medium to express frustration with social and political injustice, as well as spread messages of group empowerment (e.g., in Brazil, Egypt, Lebanon, and Nigeria; Adedeji, 2014; Gabsi, 2020; Ibrahim, 2017). For example, Arab rappers in the Middle East helped fuel the Arab Spring, a series of antigovernment protests and uprisings that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s (Gabsi, 2020).…”

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“…Moreover, staying true to its origins, the genre is often embraced by those most vulnerable in society and is used by the disadvantaged as a medium to express frustration with social and political injustice, as well as spread messages of group empowerment (e.g., in Brazil, Egypt, Lebanon, and Nigeria; Adedeji, 2014; Gabsi, 2020; Ibrahim, 2017). For example, Arab rappers in the Middle East helped fuel the Arab Spring, a series of antigovernment protests and uprisings that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s (Gabsi, 2020). Future research should explore the influence of conscious hip-hop on collective action of other historically disadvantaged groups inside and outside the United States (i.e., Arabs, Brazilians, Latinx folks, Nigerians).…”

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“Fuck tha Police”: “Conscious” hip-hop increases Black people’s group-based anger and collective action intentions.

Howard

2024

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objectives: Historically, hip-hop has highlighted racial injustices experienced by Black people in a White supremacist power structure, as well as promote Black empowerment and activism. Across two experiments, we examined the influence of listening to hip-hop on Black Americans' collective action intentions. We also explored whether the effect of listening to conscious hip-hop on collective action intentions was mediated by group-based anger and/or collective efficacy using the dual-pathway model of collection action (Experiment 2). Method: In Experiment 1, Black Americans (n = 122) between the ages of 18-and 34 (M age = 27.71) were randomly assigned to listen to conscious rap, nonconscious rap, or no music, and afterward they completed a collective action intention measure. In Experiment 2, Black Americans (n = 150; M age = 26.52) were randomly assigned to listen to conscious rap or nonconscious rap and afterward completed groupbased anger, collective efficacy, and collective action intention measures. Results: We found that listening to conscious hip-hop (but not nonconscious hip-hop) increased Black people's intentions to engage in collective action (Experiment 1). In Experiment 2, we found that group-based anger, but not collective efficacy, fully mediated the relationship between listening to conscious hip-hop music and collective action. Conclusion: Exposure to some forms of artistic expression may influence emotion focused pathways of dealing with collective disadvantage among groups who are historically disadvantaged. Public Significance StatementHip-hop artists such as 2Pac, Public Enemy, SiHow The Doctor, and KRS-One have often argued that hip-hop music can spark social change. That idea is supported by the results of this study, which found that when Black Americans listen to socially conscious hip-hop music that reminds them of their plight in society, they are more likely to want to take action to end racial discrimination.

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“Fuck tha Police”: “Conscious” hip-hop increases Black people’s group-based anger and collective action intentions.

Howard

2024

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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“…Until recent times Khowar even did not exist in written form. However, it is a very rich language in terms of all the conventions that are attributed to any indigenous community (Gabsi, 2020). It has been a language of a tribal society, deprived of formal education since its inception; (Anudo & Kodak, 2017).…”

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Plant Metaphor of Love in English and Khowar: A Cross-Cultural Linguistic Study

Shah¹,

Shah

Ahmad

2021

HSSR

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Purpose of the study: The study aims to explore the 'plant metaphors' in English and Khowar to conceptualize the emotion concept 'love.' It is intended to examine the universally shared understanding and cultural embodiment of the emotional concept of love in terms of plant/s to show the organic nature of Khowar like English for contributing in the existing literature. Methodology: Qualitative content analysis was employed as a method, and the data were collected systematically. The data was studied and examined thoroughly and coded into manageable categories as well as sorted into similar groups thematically to explore the similarities and differences of the conceptual metaphors in English and Khowar. The thematically categorized plant metaphors of love were interpreted within Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). Findings: The study revealed that the Khowar speech community seemed to express their love indirectly by employing the names of various plants metaphorically to express their love: whereas the English people seemed to be more eager to express their love frankly and directly. Thus, the 'plant metaphors' to conceptualize the emotion concept 'love' seemed to be culturally embodied rather than universal. Applications: This paper will open a fresh avenue in the field of cognitive linguistics by unwrapping the plant metaphors of love in English and Khowar for debate and discussion academically. Besides, this paper will contribute to the existing body of literature in the field. Moreover, it will encourage researching the marginalized languages like Khowar. Novelty: This study was conducted from the orientalist perspective to show the organic or living nature of the Khowar language and culture in terms of English. Such study on the topic has yet not been conducted to fill the gap in the field of cognitive linguistics. It intended to preserve Khowar in the phase of globalization.

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Reconfiguring “Heritage hip-hop” From the scenes: Rightful youth rebellion and localised authenticity in the Huxiang Flow

Hu,

Zhao,

2025

Poetics

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The language of hip hop and rap in Tunisia: socio-cultural mirror, authenticity tool, and herald of change

Cited by 8 publications

References 20 publications

“Fuck tha Police”: “Conscious” hip-hop increases Black people’s group-based anger and collective action intentions.

“Fuck tha Police”: “Conscious” hip-hop increases Black people’s group-based anger and collective action intentions.

Plant Metaphor of Love in English and Khowar: A Cross-Cultural Linguistic Study

Reconfiguring “Heritage hip-hop” From the scenes: Rightful youth rebellion and localised authenticity in the Huxiang Flow

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