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During the period of time around the years of 2016-2018 the political and social climate of our world was in a unique place. I think the best way to describe this period of time is “turbulent”. The election of Donald… Continue Reading →
Ed Sheeran’s “What Do I Know” was released in March of 2017. This comes only a few months after Donald Trump was elected into office in 2016. Following the election, the United States became heavily divided. The country was filled… Continue Reading →
I believe the social context of this song is unique and powerful because even though it is talking about the general subject of racism in America, it is also talking about Kendrick Lamar’s personal experiences. He then takes his personal… Continue Reading →
On the 8th of November in 2002, the United Nations Security Council reviewed Resolution 1441, which would censure Iraqi behavior and warn serious consequences if it remained defiant of limiting removing nuclear weapons. This was seen as the a “just”… Continue Reading →
In April of 2015, a man named Freddie Gray was arrested for carrying a switchblade, and received so much trauma to his spinal cord during the arrest and ride to the police station it killed him. This unjust and violent… Continue Reading →
The song “Run The World (Girls)” came out in April 2011. Before, during, and still now there is a lot of debate and issues about women’s equality, especially in the workplace. It is said that Beyonce wrote this song because… Continue Reading →
“The Village” was written and released in 2017, largely as a response to the way transgender people are treated in our society, and specifically due to actions taken by the Trump administration that removed federal protections in public schools for… Continue Reading →
John Mayer’s, Waiting on the World to Change, was written around 2006. Around this time in the United States, George W. Bush was the president at the time. George W. Bush was a member of the Republican party and served… Continue Reading →
Learning about the historical context of Americans by Janelle Monae is crucial to fully understanding the song as a protest song. This is due to when the song was written, what it was written in response to, and understanding Monae… Continue Reading →
The history behind “I Am Not My Hair” and why it was written exemplifies the use of sociological imagination by using the song to shift who decides to and have the power of self-definition. India.Arie’s “I Am Not My Hair”… Continue Reading →
