HIP HOP AIN'T DEAD, IT'S SITTIN' IN THE WHITE HOUSE: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF HIP HOP'S CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN SOCIETY

Sanford Keith Richmond

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HIP HOP AIN'T DEAD, IT'S SITTIN' IN THE WHITE HOUSE: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF HIP HOP'S CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN SOCIETY

Sanford Keith Richmond

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University

01/2011

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3023

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Abstract

Barack Obama

Critical Discourse Analysis

Hip Hop

Jay-Z

Russell Simmons

Teun A. van Dijk

American History

This study is a critical discourse analysis (CDA) that focuses on the public discourse surrounding the relationship that emerged between Barack Obama and hip hop culture throughout his 2008 campaign, and ultimate presidential victory. I explored the timeframe of January 9, 2008, thru April 1, 2009. In this CDA study, I utilize the "ProQuest Newspapers" database; a database that strictly retains newspaper publications. Amid the 40 articles, I uncovered four themes related to Obama and his association with hip hop: "Hip Hop Vote=Youth Vote," "Guilty by Association," "A Credit to Hip Hop," and "Change." These four themes unveiled the beneficial, yet politically unstable relationship with hip hop that Obama had throughout his 2008 and 2009 presidential odyssey. Finally, I conclude my comprehensive CDA analysis with the notion that Obama's presidential victory was a social, cultural, and political manifestation of hip hop culture. This historical achievement, influenced by the social and cultural power of hip hop, should guide the conversations regarding the racial politics in 21st century America.

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Title: HIP HOP AIN'T DEAD, IT'S SITTIN' IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Creators: Sanford Keith Richmond
Contributors: Paula G Price (Advisor)
Pamela J Bettis (Committee Member)
David J Leonard (Committee Member)
Awarding Institution: Washington State University
Academic Unit: Department of Teaching and Learning
Theses and Dissertations: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
Number of pages: 238
Identifiers: 99900581457801842
Language: English
Resource Type: Dissertation