@article{ART002093882},
author={Eric DURHAM},
title={Tupac Amaru Shakur: A Communicator from the Margins},
journal={탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities},
issn={2092-6081},
year={2014},
volume={7},
number={1},
pages={119-137},
doi={10.22901/trans.2014.7.1.119}
TY - JOUR
AU - Eric DURHAM
TI - Tupac Amaru Shakur: A Communicator from the Margins
JO - 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities
PY - 2014
VL - 7
IS - 1
PB - Ewha Institute for the Humanities: EIH
SP - 119
EP - 137
SN - 2092-6081
AB - This essay is a rhetorical analysis of the lyrics of, arguably, one of the greatest minds in music – Tupac Shakur. In general terms, this piece evaluates the ways in which oppressed communities manifest resistance toward the established power; issues of race, class, and power are taken into consideration. Through an examination of the lyrical component of Tupac Shakur’s Me Against the World, there is an attempt to uncover critical knowledge regarding the ways in which communication and culture are managed among the young American underclass. The essential elements are as follows: (1) the value of empathetic understanding; (2) the value of communalism; and (3) the attribute of oppression/paranoia. These rhetorical tenets are essential in the preparation and design of messages being constructed for members of the underclass and members of outside the community. Tupac is used a symbol for the disenfranchised urban voice. Through greater understanding of both the contemporary challenges urban youth face and the philosophical principles that guide their rhetoric, the academic conversation regarding communication and culture among marginalized communities is further advanced.
KW - Tupac;rap;Hip–hop;culture;race;oppression
DO - 10.22901/trans.2014.7.1.119
ER -
Eric DURHAM. (2014). Tupac Amaru Shakur: A Communicator from the Margins. 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities, 7(1), 119-137.
Eric DURHAM. 2014, "Tupac Amaru Shakur: A Communicator from the Margins", 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities, vol.7, no.1 pp.119-137. Available from: doi:10.22901/trans.2014.7.1.119
Eric DURHAM "Tupac Amaru Shakur: A Communicator from the Margins" 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities 7.1 pp.119-137 (2014) : 119.
Eric DURHAM. Tupac Amaru Shakur: A Communicator from the Margins. 2014; 7(1), 119-137. Available from: doi:10.22901/trans.2014.7.1.119
Eric DURHAM. "Tupac Amaru Shakur: A Communicator from the Margins" 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities 7, no.1 (2014) : 119-137.doi: 10.22901/trans.2014.7.1.119
Eric DURHAM. Tupac Amaru Shakur: A Communicator from the Margins. 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities, 7(1), 119-137. doi: 10.22901/trans.2014.7.1.119
Eric DURHAM. Tupac Amaru Shakur: A Communicator from the Margins. 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities. 2014; 7(1) 119-137. doi: 10.22901/trans.2014.7.1.119
Eric DURHAM. Tupac Amaru Shakur: A Communicator from the Margins. 2014; 7(1), 119-137. Available from: doi:10.22901/trans.2014.7.1.119
Eric DURHAM. "Tupac Amaru Shakur: A Communicator from the Margins" 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities 7, no.1 (2014) : 119-137.doi: 10.22901/trans.2014.7.1.119
