Kendrick Lamar theory

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Take notes on the following theory 

African Diaspora

communities descended from African countries 

effects of slave trade 

acknowledging African roots, sense of pride and loss of identity

Colorism

"prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group."

originates from white beauty standards (slavery, Jim Crow)

Colorism in media

Institutional (systemic) racism

A concept arguing that the entire society is designed to discriminate and disadvantage people based on race 

Embedding laws and regulations to systemically disadvantage a specific group of people 

racial profiling, healthcare, education, housing 

examples of systemic racism

healthcare 

examples systemic racism

Education 

Intertextuality

Intertextuality is when a text implicitly or explicitly refers to another text, by using distinctive, common or recognisable elements of the referenced text. An implicit reference is when the composer alludes to another text through ideas, symbols, genre or style.

Other aspects to think about:

Goals Kendrick Lamar songs

Grasping how concepts such as racism, black power, black pride, colorism, diaspora and African American Vernacular are represented in the songs by Kendrick Lamar 

Understanding the effect of literary devices on the meaning of language

Understanding the relevance of intertextuality