Performing Feminism, Autobiography, and Testimony. Feminist Rap in Latin America

Nenadovic, Ana

Abstract

This article focuses on selected Latin American female rap artists (Anita Tijoux, Rebeca Lane, and the duo Krudas Cubensi), and the way they perform feminism, autobiography and testimony through their lyrics and performances. The analysis concentrates on the synergies between the texts themselves, the official music videos shared on YouTube and the background music. It aims to demonstrate that only such a synergistic approach to rap allows a profound understanding of its particularities and its contributions to feminist discourses and spaces for feminist testimony in the current rise of both right-wing politics and feminist movements on the continent.

Citation

Nenadovic, A. (2019). Performing Feminism, Autobiography, and Testimony. Feminist Rap in Latin America. Promptus - Würzburger Beiträge zur Romanistik, 5, 95-114

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 4, 2019
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Mar 23, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 18, 2022
• Journal: promptus: Würzburger Beiträge zur Romanistik
• Print ISSN: 2364-6705
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Pages: 95-114
• Related Public URLs: https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/22185