Soundclash Sverige
Reggaemusik, mångkultur och förhandling
IntersectionalityMulti cultureGenderDancehallAuthenticityCultureEthnicityTranslocalTransnationalDiscourse psychologySoundclashReggaeRastafariAutenticitetKulturEtnicitetTranslokalTransnationalitetMångkulturDiskurspsykologiIntersektionalitetGenus
Soundclash is a phenomenon where groups within the culture of reggae music ?battle? against each other, through strategies including both music and rhetoric. The social interaction in the clash exemplifies the scene hierarchy, in which the participants aim to position themselves as number one. This study includes empirical material from a competition within the Swedish scene, also distributed digitally via Internet sites. The analysis is based on discursive psychology, focusing on rhetoric and the construction of meaning. The thesis emphasize how different truth claims are made, which relate to social positions as well as places within the international community.