Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Protest Songs 101

  • A protest song rebels against a specific form or
    various forms of injustice.
  • Protest artists are non-conformists.
  • Bob Marley is a popular icon of protest artists.
  • According to www.spinner.com*, protest songs rebel against:
    -authority figures
    -heterosexism
    -blood diamonds (child slave labor)
    -blind patriotism
    -racial profiling
    -militarism
    -fascist capitalism


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*http://www.spinner.com/2007/07/13/20-protest-songs-that-mattered-no-20/

DS 112 e-booklet project based on the chosen book from the library (December 5)

   Convene the members of your book project. Be sure that you have read and studied your chosen material. Submit an e-booklet featuring/insp...