Representations of Rap Music in Cinema: Forms of Resistance and Reconciliation in Casablanca Beats

Erdinç Yılmaz

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Representations of Rap Music in Cinema: Forms of Resistance and Reconciliation in Casablanca Beats

Yazarlar:

Erdinç Yılmaz

Yayıncı:

Gaziantep University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sinema Sosyolojisi

Dergi:

Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 3, pp.865-879

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001324221

pISSN:

1303-0094

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 Cinema is an art connected to social reality, interacting with groups that are actors of societal transformation. Groups that cannot make their voices heard within dominant cultures can develop a resistance against the dominant culture or find a path of reconciliation with it through subcultures, thereby creating an alternative space for themselves. Therefore, although subcultures are often perceived as a form of resistance, they can sometimes be functional in the path towards reconciliation with society. As an alternative form of expression, subcultures can find an opportunity of representation in recent films produced in many different countries. This study examines how rap subculture is represented in cinema. With this aim in mind, the film Casablanca Beats Ayouch, 2021, which is one of the noteworthy examples of Moroccan cinema in recent years, has been selected as an example. Casablanca Beats Ayouch, 2021 addresses the emergence of a dynamic rap subculture among young characters, and how through this path, they create a lifeline for themselves by forming a resistance against normative values. In this study, the reflection of rap music subcultural practices in Casablanca Beats Ayouch, 2021 is examined using the Descriptive Analysis method guided by Raymond Williams framework of the dominant, residual, and emerging cultures. The results of the study reveal that in the film, young characters find a space of autonomous expression through subcultural practices, form group identities, challenge societal determinants, but on the other hand, they are also observed to engage in efforts to reconcile with the dominant culture by transforming it.

 Cinema is an art connected to social reality, interacting with groups that are actors of societal transformation. Groups that cannot make their voices heard within dominant cultures can develop a resistance against the dominant culture or find a path of reconciliation with it through subcultures, thereby creating an alternative space for themselves. Therefore, although subcultures are often perceived as a form of resistance, they can sometimes be functional in the path towards reconciliation with society. As an alternative form of expression, subcultures can find an opportunity of representation in recent films produced in many different countries. This study examines how rap subculture is represented in cinema. With this aim in mind, the film Casablanca Beats Ayouch, 2021, which is one of the noteworthy examples of Moroccan cinema in recent years, has been selected as an example. Casablanca Beats Ayouch, 2021 addresses the emergence of a dynamic rap subculture among young characters, and how through this path, they create a lifeline for themselves by forming a resistance against normative values. In this study, the reflection of rap music subcultural practices in Casablanca Beats Ayouch, 2021 is examined using the Descriptive Analysis method guided by Raymond Williams framework of the dominant, residual, and emerging cultures. The results of the study reveal that in the film, young characters find a space of autonomous expression through subcultural practices, form group identities, challenge societal determinants, but on the other hand, they are also observed to engage in efforts to reconcile with the dominant culture by transforming it.

 Cinema is an art connected to social reality, interacting with groups that are actors of societal transformation. Groups that cannot make their voices heard within dominant cultures can develop a resistance against the dominant culture or find a path of reconciliation with it through subcultures, thereby creating an alternative space for themselves. Therefore, although subcultures are often perceived as a form of resistance, they can sometimes be functional in the path towards reconciliation with society. As an alternative form of expression, subcultures can find an opportunity of representation in recent films produced in many different countries. This study examines how rap subculture is represented in cinema. With this aim in mind, the film Casablanca Beats Ayouch, 2021, which is one of the noteworthy examples of Moroccan cinema in recent years, has been selected as an example. Casablanca Beats Ayouch, 2021 addresses the emergence of a dynamic rap subculture among young characters, and how through this path, they create a lifeline for themselves by forming a resistance against normative values. In this study, the reflection of rap music subcultural practices in Casablanca Beats Ayouch, 2021 is examined using the Descriptive Analysis method guided by Raymond Williams framework of the dominant, residual, and emerging cultures. The results of the study reveal that in the film, young characters find a space of autonomous expression through subcultural practices, form group identities, challenge societal determinants, but on the other hand, they are also observed to engage in efforts to reconcile with the dominant culture by transforming it.

 Sinema, toplumsal dönüşümün aktörleri olan gruplarla etkileşim kuran ve toplumsal gerçeklik ile yakından bağlantılı bir sanattır. Baskın kültürler içerisinde sesini duyuramayan gruplar altkültürler aracılığıyla kendilerine alternatif bir alan açarak baskın kültüre karşı bir direniş geliştirebilmekte veya onunla uzlaşma yoluna gidebilmektedir. Dolayısıyla, altkültürler her ne kadar bir direniş biçimi gibi algılansa da bazen toplumla uzlaşma yolunda işlevsel olabilmektedir. Alternatif bir ifade biçimi olarak altkültürler birçok farklı ülkede üretilen son dönem filmlerde kendisine bir temsil alanı bulabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, rap alt-kültürünün sinemada nasıl temsil edildiği incelenmektedir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, Fas Sinemasının son yıllarda dikkat çeken örneklerinden biri olan Kazablanka Ritimleri Ayouch, 2021 filmi Kasıtlı Örneklem yoluyla seçilmiştir. Kazablanka Ritimlerinde Ayouch, 2021 genç karakterler arasında dinamik bir rap alt kültürünün ortaya çıkışı ve bu yol ile gençlerin kendilerine bir kaçış hattı oluşturarak normatif değerlere karşı bir faillik oluşturmaları ele alınmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, rap müzik alt-kültürel pratiklerin Kazablanka Ritimleri Ayouch, 2021 adlı filme nasıl yansıdığı, Raymond Williamsın egemen, kalıntısal ve doğmakta olan tanımlamalarıyla ele aldığı kültür çerçevesinin rehberliğinde Betimsel Analiz yöntemi kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucunda, ilgili filmde genç karakterlerin alt kültürel pratikleri yoluyla özerk bir ifade alanı buldukları, grup aidiyeti oluşturdukları, toplumsal belirlenimlere meydan okudukları ancak diğer taraftan ise baskın kültürü dönüştürerek onunla bir uzlaşma çabasına girdikleri saptanmıştır.

Makale detayları

Representations of Rap Music in Cinema: Forms of Resistance and Reconciliation in Casablanca Beats

Yazarlar:

Erdinç Yılmaz

Yayıncı:

Gaziantep University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sinema Sosyolojisi

Dergi:

Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 3, pp.865-879

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001324221

pISSN:

1303-0094

Morroccan Cinema

Subcultures

Rap Music

Dominant Culture

Emergent CultureFas Sineması

Alt Kültürler

Rap Müzik

Baskın Kültür

Yükselen Kültür

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Erdinç Yılmaz

Yayıncı: Gaziantep University

Ana Başlıklar: Sinema Sosyolojisi

Dergi: Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 3, pp.865-879

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001324221

pISSN: 1303-0094

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Erdinç Yılmaz

Yayıncı:

Gaziantep University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sinema Sosyolojisi

Dergi:

Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 3, pp.865-879

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001324221

pISSN:

1303-0094