Abstract This paper takes a look at the genre of music known as 'Bastard Pop'. According to the paper, 'Bastard Pop' is not a formal musical categorization, but rather a common, colloquial term for music that is the result of a fusion of different musical styles or elements, often using several different types of songs that are combined into one, new song or style.
Contents:
Definition
Is it Stealing?
Recent History
Artists and Critics Sound Off on Bastard Pop
The Grey Album: Is it art?
Conclusion
From the Paper "In the 1990s, the phenomenon of downloadable music made the ability to fuse and combine genres even more accesible to everyday computer users and listeners, even young persons with only a PC in their bedrooms. Disc jockeys and then ordinary listeners could develop mixing techniques that turned first the record player, then the home computer into an instrument. Such technology-driven creativity gave birth to first such musical genres as disco, then to hip-hop and finally house and techno. "These innovations not only radically changed their immediate cultural and social contexts, but also served as templates for a variety of other musical practices around the world, so much so that contemporary popular music would be unthinkable without them." (Wehelive, 2004) Popular music, the argument goes, depends upon copying, and without such self-referential techniques, modern music would be much poorer."
Tags: original, DJ, copy, downloaders, technology, rap, artist
Abstract In this essay, the writer looks at David Lindsay's "Mayflower Bastard", that is a speculative work of historical nonfiction that tells the tale of one of the author's ancestors. The writer describes that the work openly spins creative, fictional scenes that dramatize likely dialogue, emotions, and motivations of its primary protagonist. The writer continues that the work creates a view of history that may or may not be true but elucidates the often shady moral origins behind the enforced immigration of some of the early Puritans, and the actual morality that governed Puritan society. The writer points out that the author evidently hopes that by chronicling incidents from the origin, indentured servitude, and final days of his ancestor Richard More, the 'Mayflower Bastard' of the title, the reader will gain a more morally complex and less judgmental view of the founding of the New England colonies.
From the Paper "These colonies, Lindsay suggests, were made up of both saints and sinners, and many of the early inhabitants were not motivated to immigrate to the New World because of religious intolerance in England, rather they were forced to by circumstances beyond their control. For example, Lindsay's ancestor is an apparently illegitimate man named Richard More. More became one of the oldest living residents of the Plymouth Colony in Colonial Massachusetts, partly because he was one of the youngest passengers on the voyage of the Mayflower. Although much of the true nature of More's life has been lost, David Lindsay uses the details that do survive regarding Richard More's existence to demonstrate his more comprehensive thesis that life in Puritan New England was far less sanitized than might be evident in the common conception of a stringent, repressed society that has been passed down to us through images of Salem or even Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter."
Abstract This paper analyses the similarities between Bone, the main character of "Bastard Out of Carolina" and Dorothy Allison, the author of the book. These two women undergone similar unpleasent experiences such as sexual abuse.
From the Paper "This is a novel in the southern setting of Greenville, South Carolina. The main characters are of the Boatwright family. These people see themselves as very strong, proud, and independent. Ruth Ann Boatwright, also known as ?Bone,? is the center of the story. This book sees her character grow from a helpless child, to a very mature teen. It would be difficult for anyone to rise above the poverty and lack of education in this town, but somehow Bone gets through it all. From the beginning, it seems like a formula for failure. Annie Boatwright was her mother, giving birth to Bone at just 15 years old. Bone will never know the identity of her biological father, making her the forbidden bastard child. Her mother re-marries to a man called ?Daddy Glen.? From yet another previous lover, Annie has a child named Reese. The story follows this disjointed family through various moves, quarrels, and deaths. It is not long before Daddy Glen starts to strongly resent Bone, and turns his resentment into anger and lust. The story swells to a point where the mother, Annie, must make a choice between her husband or daughter. Bone finds that her mother has deserted her in the end, and at the age of 12 she is left to be raised by an aunt. After being molested, raped, beaten, and finally deserted, she still has a great respect for her mother. This story shows a little girl's strength to rise above hatred and betrayal."
Abstract The paper explores four books which are linked by the trauma of the women characters - "The Bluest Eyes" (Toni Morrison), "Jasmine", (Bharati Mukherjee) "Bastard Out of Carolina" (Dorothy Allison), and "White Oleander" (Janet Fitch). The paper shows how each book involves the story of a young woman who suffered abuse through no fault of her own and that although they take place at different times, different locations and to different types of young women, they are linked. The author touches on the thread of abuse towards women in real life.
From the Paper "As a young girl she shows her strength when she saves the village women from a wild dog. Throughout her life in India, Jasmine, a young Punjab girl undergoes a series of changes. She is the embodiment of the fatalistic beliefs of the Hindu religion as she goes through cycles that allow her to become a mature woman in a new country, America. The story is told from the perspective that young woman in America as she recalls the life she lead in India, and how she came to America. Behind her is the oppression of females. Ahead of her is hope for a better life. In her is the clash of beliefs from the fatalistic Hindu, to the optimistic American. Along the way her name is changed several times until she winds up with the non-ethnic Jane, instead of Jasmine."
Compares and contrasts several reviews of Allison's "Bastard Out of Carolina". Also reviews autobiographical details of the life of Dorothy Allison as revealed in published interviews in order to contextualize the novel.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 9 sources, 1995, $ 47.95
From the Paper "Dorothy Allison had published collections of poems (The Women Who Hate . . . Me), short stories (Trash), and essays (Skin). In 1992, she published her first novel, Bastard Out of Carolina. The book, set in Greenville County, South Carolina, in the 1950's, is the hard-hitting, often downright brutal story of the teenaged narrator, Ruth Anne "Bone" Boatwright, the illegitimate daughter of Anney, who was poor, fifteen, and unmarried when Bone was born. The greatest shame in Anney's life was the stark red "ILLEGITIMATE" stamped across the bottom of Bone's birth certificate; she tries several times--and fails--to have the stamp removed from the record. Finally she marries a sweet young man, Lyle, and has a second daughter, Reese. Though they are poor, they are happy, and so when Lyle is suddenly ..."
Abstract This paper discusses the effect of societal norms in relation to the characters in Dorothy Allison's novel, "Bastard out of Carolina". The paper discusses Bone's relation to the women that surround her, especially her Aunt Raylene.
From the Paper "In her novel, Bastard out of Carolina, Dorothy Allison portrays what might be viewed as the stereotypical "white trash" family. Such stereotypes are widely understood and often include many themes found in Allison's novel. Her employment of the themes of incest, and illegitimacy and certain ideologies of motherhood undeniably offer visions of the ugliness and injustices of poverty found in her novel. Allison's portrayal of her characters under such circumstances sets the stage for an analysis of her characters reactions and positions in an unsympathetic society."
Abstract The paper illustrates how under William the Bastard, social, political and cultural relations interacted in his favor. Socially, England was a heavily settled country with London as an important commercial site. Anglo-Saxons were devout and intelligent people. However, at the beginning of his reign, England was a backward country and very vulnerable to attack. The paper relates that William noted the level of aggression among his people and was able to channel it.
Abstract The following paper briefly discusses Arendt's book on the Holocaust and focuses specifically on the way in which Jewish leaders in the past and today exhibit the same political and philosophical motivations as the Nazi leaders in the holocaust.
From the Paper "From a political standpoint the Nazi leaders and the Jewish leaders had much in common during the Holocaust. This was pointed out at the trial as an excuse for the Nazi's behavior. The political motivation for each side was the same. Keep those who could help, and eliminate those who were a hindrance. In addition there was a moral blinding in each arena regarding the treatment of Jews at the time. Many Jews were afraid of persecution so they in turn encouraged their leaders to turn on the gypsies, gays and other minorities that they felt the Nazis might be willing to take in their place."
From the Paper "Dorothy Allison, in her novel Bastard Out of Carolina, tells the story of Ruth Anne "Bone" Boatwright from her birth to the age of thirteen. Bone's story is one of poverty, loneliness, fear, anger, hunger, and especially physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her second stepfather, "Daddy Glen." Her mother protests at the time of the physical beatings Bone receives, but she is a partner in the crime because she does nothing about it until it is too late and the girl is finally raped and terribly beaten by Glen.
Bone finds friendship, role models and/or solace in her aunts and uncles, her sister, her friend Shannon, and in gospel music and the church. These people and things keep her going in the midst of the escalating abuse she receives from Glen.
Bone's story is as much the story of her mother, however, ..."
Abstract This paper discusses troubled mother-daughter relationships and suggests reasons why they are so common in female coming-of-age novels. In the process, the author compares the mother-daughter relationship in Dorothy Allison's "Bastard Out of Carolina" with the mother-daughter relationships in Louisa Alvarez's "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents."
Abstract This paper discusses how Allison uses rhetorical strategies to show the danger of classification by social status. It explains how the author discusses social roles as they relate to a child growing up in South Carolina in the 1950s when social roles were much more defined.
From the Paper "In this passage Allison shows that the Boatwrights discriminate against others just as they are discriminated against due to social rank. Grey and Earl hate the black children even though they have never talked. The boys take pride in the fact that the black children are afraid of them and that their parents force them to stay inside, so that there will not be trouble among the children. Regardless of the anger they feel when members of society differentiate them, the white trash, from themselves, the wealthy, they in turn do the same thing to black people, who are by race viewed as substandard because solely of their genetic background."
Abstract This paper examines how the reasons for the collapse of English government in the 1450's and the resulting "Wars of the Roses" represents a hotbed of historical debate. It looks at how, although the thirty years of social turmoil that so rocked foundations of English society cannot be attributed to one single factor, the timing of its eruption perhaps can as it coincided with the reign of Henry VI. It attempts to analyse how far Henry was actually responsible taking into account his illness, incompetence and lack of authority. It also looks at the role played by factionalism or the chivalric vacuum created by the ending of the hundred years war and the role of other individuals at the time such as the Duke of York and Henry VI's queen.
From the Paper "Henry's personal control of patronage saw him "give away" many of the crown's lands, helping tip the balance of the crown-subject relationship into relatively neutral fiscal territory. The king's depletion of royal finances, though not an obvious cause of civil war, helped further the desperate state of the crown thus influencing its ability to deal with troublesome magnates. Henry spent lavishly on architectural projects such as Eton and Cambridge yet the most draining source of revenue cannot be attributed to him alone. The inheritance of the "Hundred Years War" from his father has perhaps helped lessen historical scorn for his financial incompetence yet the fact remains that he did little to rectify the crowns growing monetary crisis."
Why the Oedipal drive behind Hamlet and Edmund cannot come to fruition because it would destroy the natural order of the patriarchal system already in place.
Abstract This paper takes a Freudian approach to comparing Hamlet from "Hamlet" and Edmund from "King Lear". The paper confronts the Oedipal process at work in their subconscious desires to kill father-figures and take the father's place beside their mother-figures. The system breaks down in both plays when both characters try to take the place of the father-figure. Edmund's sexual interest in Goneril and Regan is analyzed in significant detail, as is Hamlet's sexual tension with his mother.
From the Paper "Shakespeare's Hamlet and King Lear both contain a multitude of driving forces at work behind the actions of the main characters, but common to both works exists an obvious Freudian interpretation of what is driving two of the most interesting characters in all of Shakespeare's canon, Hamlet and Edmund the Bastard. Shakespeare is dealing with two characters whose desires happen to be such that they upset the accepted balance of nature. The Freudian drive at work in both characters is the infamous "Oedipal Complex," which basically boils down to a desire to kill the father and take his place beside the mother. Hamlet and Edmund both wish to accomplish actions that will destroy the patriarchal system currently in place, and both thirst for unhealthy relationships with a mother or mother figures. If Hamlet and Edmund both succeed in their respective plots, the natural order of the world would be put into jeopardy, and that order is already being upset merely by the attempt of the two characters to carry out their wish-fulfillment of having their father (figures) replaced by themselves."
Abstract Once basketball was considered the bastard child in the arena of competitive sports. Today, it is second behind only soccer as the most watched sport in the world. This paper shows that understanding basketball's growing hold on sports enthusiasts begins with an examination of the professionals of the National Basketball Association. The paper examines the popularity of NBA stars such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal and how they have contributed to the popularity of basketball around the globe. The paper also discusses the African-American element of basketball.
From the Paper "In Kobe Bryant, the media created an icon out of a one-dimensional image. Although magazines and commercials made sure everyone was aware of Kobe's bright smile and exceptional basketball abilities, they ignored his flaws as a player and as a person. Fans saw Kobe's flashy drives to the basketball and thunderous dunks but ignored his selfish ball hogging and oftentimes unforgivable turnovers. Kobe's image heralded in a new era of basketball, one that demanded one on one skill and superior athleticism rather than teamwork."
Abstract This paper discusses the four basic new ideas, values and opinions in the notebooks of Da Vinci, as analyzed in Julia Conway Bondanella and Mark Musa's "The Italian Renaissance Reader." The paper discusses the idea of intellectual elitism, the idea that painting is subtle and sculpture is crude, the idea of creation versus reproduction and the rejection of book learning and the emphasis and preference for observation and experience.
From the Paper "The rejection of book learning and the emphasis and preference for observation and experience was an additional notion birthed in the period of the Renaissance. Da Vinci was not a university man, or a churchman. He highly valued experience and experimental behavior over any other type of learning. Da Vinci found that experience was far better and superior to any knowledge you could gain through institutions, such as schools and universities. He felt that learning from books, literary knowledge, was quite mediocre compared to experience. Experience and experiments were the ultimate learning tool for Da Vinci. The mere knowledge of text, without experience of what the literature spoke of was not the type of learning Da Vinci emphasized. "They will say that since I have no literary ability, I cannot properly express what I wish to deal with, but what they do not know is that my subjects are to be dealt with by experience rather than by words; and experience has always been the mistress of those who wrote well." Da Vinci knew that dealing with the subject itself was much better for the expanding of the mind and learning than merely reading about it, and thus greatly emphasized observation, experience, and experimentation."
