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Rap jako forma politického protestu: Případ muslimských rapperů ve Francii

Thesis title in Czech:	Rap jako forma politického protestu: Případ muslimských rapperů ve Francii
Thesis title in English:	Rap as a form of political protest: the case of Muslim rappers in France
Key words:	Hudba, politika, náboženství, propojení, rap conscient, islám, laïcité, Médine, Youssoupha, Kery James
English key words:	Hudba, politika, náboženství, propojení, rap conscient, islám, laïcité, Médine, Youssoupha, Kery James
Academic year of topic announcement:	2021/2022
Thesis type:	Bachelor's thesis
Thesis language:	čeština
Department:	Department of European Studies (23-KZS)
Supervisor:	Dr. Paul Bauer
Author:	hidden - assigned by the advisor
Date of registration:	31.07.2022
Date of assignment:	31.07.2022
Date and time of defence:	12.09.2022 00:00
Venue of defence:	Pekařská 16
Date of electronic submission:	02.08.2022
Date of proceeded defence:	12.09.2022
Opponents:	Mgr. Jakub Šindelář



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Preliminary scope of work in English

The thesis deals with the issue of the interconnection between the spheres of politics and religion in contemporary secular France. The case of three Muslim performers of the rap conscient music genre was chosen for research in this area. Firstly, the thesis focuses on the more general question of the circumstances under which politics and religion are linked in contemporary secular France, with music playing a key role in this interconnection. Secondly, the thesis seeks to find out whether accusations of proselytism and Islamic fundamentalism against selected rappers by right-wing and far-right parties are justified. It attempts to achieve this finding by using the method of qualitative content analysis of the motifs that appear in the lyrics of the songs, focusing on the motif of Islam. Following this analysis, and supporting it with research into deeper context, the thesis concludes that although the motif of Islam is present in the song lyrics, it is only in the form of fight against Islamophobia. It is rather the fight against discrimination in general that plays a major role in the work of the selected rappers. The controversy was therefore most often caused by a misinterpretation of their lyrics.