![]() ![]() More specifically, they highlight the ways in which heteronormative masculinity is reinforced (even) in ‘politically conscious’ Greek-speaking rap and, within the same music genre, we look for its undoing. The production received five honorable mentions at the 2007 Back Stage West Garland Awards. Punch returns exclusively to Los Angeles after a successful run at Theatre/Theater in 2007 and features an updated script with new scenes and effects. The authors focus on the produced masculinities and femininities, on the political subjects interpellated by the lyrics and on points of destabilizing regulatory gender norms. The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. The article examines this dissonance – created when sexist language is employed in critiques against power – and traces the intersections of gender, sexuality and political resistance within contemporary non-commercial rap in Greece. ![]() In the lyrics of most artists of the genre, misogynist and homophobic assumptions are frequently reproduced, despite the rappers’ expressed militancy against all forms of authority. Since 2010, a new generation of Greek-based non-commercial rap artists has surged in popularity, making rhymes and tunes about their everyday experiences (drugs, sex, nightlife, violence, poverty), while self-producing their records and maintaining a critical stance towards mainstream culture and. Hip hop culture in Greece – and especially rap music – seems to be going through a period of bloom. ![]()
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