The Representation of Women in Street Songs: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Egyptian Mahraganat

The study investigates the representation of male and female gender identities in Egyptian street songs called Mahraganat. The study discusses the issue with reference to two common songs spreading among young commoners. Since the songs are written by writers who descend from low-standard social gro...

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Published in:Advances in language and literary studies 2015-10, Vol.6 (5), p.1
Main Author: El-Falaky, Mai Samir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Critical discourse analysis
Cultural groups
Cultural identity
Cultural Influences
Discourse Analysis
Females
Folk Culture
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Genre
Human Body
Ideology
Males
Music
Self concept
Sex Role
Sexual Identity
Singing
Social identity
Social Influences
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Summary:The study investigates the representation of male and female gender identities in Egyptian street songs called Mahraganat. The study discusses the issue with reference to two common songs spreading among young commoners. Since the songs are written by writers who descend from low-standard social group, the analysis exhibits both cultural and societal notions related to how males and females are portrayed in such kind of music. This study attempts to describe how males describe their social group in comparison to the social group to which the women belong. It, thus, constructs the social identity of males and females through the lyrics of this new genre of music. The findings from such an analysis answer the question about such genre within its social context and the ideologies by which it is dominated reflecting the discursive construction representation of gender and sexual identity.
ISSN:2203-4714
2203-4714
DOI:10.7575/aiac.alls.v.6n.5p.1