Writing

1) Discussion Board: The class is based on the album Distant Relatives which samples music from across the diaspora. In your discussions listen to the individual songs and stories and identify those components.

Explain the emergence of artistic movements that gave rise to the album “Distant Relatives”. Explain differences in artistic expressions (from samba, to reggae, to reggaeton, to hip hop). Highlight artists who are major contributors to these artistic movements and explain the cultural appropriation of these artists and movements. Explain collaboration vs appropriation.

2) Soapstone: For your analysis, choose 2 songs from the Distant Relatives album (link below) by Nas and Damian Marley. Do a SOAPSTone analysis for each of them separately and submit them on the same Word/PDF file.

· Distant Relatives album on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-HwKg9pY0Y

Soapstone example

First Name and Last Name

Title of the Analyzed Material

Speaker:

The People’s National Party is a political party in Jamica. This website was created as a

representative of the party. The “speaker” of this would be the president, which is Mark Golding.

Golding has had a significant career in Jamaican Politics and became president in 2020. Golding

studied law before he got into politics and is an attorney by profession. Golding has been known

for being a social issue and economic development advocate in Jamaica. He has fought for job

creation and opportunity for those who live in Jamaica.

Occasion:

The People’s National Party was founded in 1938. During this time, there was huge political and

social changes occurring in Jamaica. There were huge economic challenges in the 1930s, labor

conditions were horrific as people worked long hours and received very little wages, there was

social inequality between the wealthy and the poor and there were also racial tension as they

were still under British rule. This party represented change and opportunity for those that wished

to change their circumstances. The PNP has been one of Jamica’s major political parties and has

had a lasting impact on the country.

Audience:

The main audience of this political party is everyone who resides in Jamaica, as these are the

people who will be directly affected. These people may be seeking change and reform in their

communities. PNP is about positive change and helping those in Jamaica. More so, the PNP is

traditionally social-democratic and so those who identify with this may support them. They are

also working-class people. Those who work long hard hours and are of lower income would

support the PNP as well. While the people described would already coincide with this party, the

PNP is obviously wanting to reach as many people as possible in Jamaica.

Purpose:

The purpose of the People’s National Party is to govern Jamaica first and foremost. They do this

by advocating for social justice, equality and fairness, as these are their main focuses. They aim

to fight poverty, improve healthcare and education. They are “the people’s party” and work for

the people. They strive for economic development and want to create policies that will further

their economy. The PNP’s main purpose is to be representative of what the people of Jamaica

want and need. They fight for everything that may be a problem for those living there.

Subject:

The main subject of this party and their website is politics. They are a political party and

therefore, the main subject is political, social and economic change. (Not much left to say about the subject)

Tone:

The tone of this website and party is very optimistic. They are a political party, so they obviously

want to receive votes and maybe win voters who are on the fence between two parties. They do

this by remaining optimistic and professional. They state their mission and talk about everything

that they stand for. They have a very positive and future driven mindset which is all optimistic.