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Metaphors in rap texts. Local architecturings of political agendas

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Resumo:In order to be considered authentic, rap texts are nowadays grounded in local ways of thinking. The conceptual metaphor life is a jungle, fuelled by the specific sense of jungle as a locus of fierce struggle for survival, emerges as critical voicing of local political agendas and agents, responsible for harsh living conditions in European metropolises. By analysing a few Portuguese, French and Romanian rap texts, we aim to unveil glocalized framings building on locally designed discourses, in which difficult life conditions are mapped onto dangerous animals or life-threatening ground hazards. It is our intention to confront the linguistic realizations of the above mentioned conceptual metaphor in French, Romanian, and Portuguese rap texts, in order to uncover locally shaped metaphor realizations. The hybrid metaphor realization “La vie c’est la jungle” from the lyrics of C’est ton destin by the French rap group Les Inconnus will be the motto for the analysis of metaphorical images from French, Romanian and Portuguese rap lyrics. As it happens, fierce political critique exhales from the Romanian rap lyrics Egali din Nastere by Ombladon Feat. Raku, where the hazardous living conditions in Bucharest are blamed upon the capitalist system. Hence, tricky capitalist financial market operations are surgically mapped onto voracious birds of prey. As far as Portuguese rap is concerned, flaws in the Portuguese political system are mapped onto a treacherous serpent in the rap lyrics Atiradores Furtivos by Mind da Gap. However, the strongest political critique stems from Dealema with the theme Portugal Surreal in which politicians are metaphorically represented both as hunters and rare animals operating on Portuguese land, a safari country.
Autores principais:Almeida, Maria Clotilde
Outros Autores:Sousa, Bibiana de; Cardoso, Teresa
Assunto:Conceptual metaphor Glocalized framings Hip hop texts Jungle
Ano:2013
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:capítulo de livro
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade de Lisboa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa

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