El título de la presente tesis de maestría es “La estrategia de empoderamiento en las letras y audiovisuales del hip-hop femenino cubano”. La pregunta principal de la investigación es: ¿Qué...Show moreEl título de la presente tesis de maestría es “La estrategia de empoderamiento en las letras y audiovisuales del hip-hop femenino cubano”. La pregunta principal de la investigación es: ¿Qué estrategias utilizan las raperas en sus obras para empoderar a otras mujeres dentro del movimiento hip-hop cubano? Después de responder a esta pregunta, tendremos una mejor comprensión de las formas en que las raperas cubanas invocan la fuerza interior de sus oyentes y el posible impacto real en ellas. Esto será relevante porque a lo largo de la historia el feminismo ha ignorado otras vías a través de las cuales los individuos pueden experimentar opresión y desigualdad. La música hecha por y para mujeres negras muestra otra narrativa que les permite arrojar luz sobre su historia social, cultural, política e individual que no son simples catarsis existenciales. Es importante comprender la forma en que se usa la música hip-hop cuando se busca desarrollar el amor propio y la autoestima. El estudio que realizo pone en juego el debate de cómo y en qué medida esto se pretende. De tal manera, la investigación presenta un análisis de las canciones de tres músicos cubanos dentro del movimiento hip-hop: La Reyna y La Real –“Ciao Papito” (2020)-, La Fina –“Mujer Afrocubana” (2013)- y Oye Habana –“Negra” (2009)-. Teniendo como base la letra y los videoclips, se ha identificado que los temas principales de tales objetos culturales se hallan relacionados con el feminismo decolonial y la conciencia feminista negra. Abrazar la herencia, tener agencia personal para contar su historia, son dos aspectos importantes que inspiran a otras afrocubanas a valorarse más entre sí y a sí mismas. También fue sometido a discusión si este comportamiento era realmente feminista, pues se corre el riesgo de establecer estereotipos dañinos, cuando no confusos o limítrofes con zonas de la realidad que desvían o aniquilan la autenticidad de variados procesos emancipadores.Show less
This paper analyzes the impact of various policy subject on the Latin American electoral accountability. Knowing to which factors electoral accountability is prone in the reelection of Latin...Show moreThis paper analyzes the impact of various policy subject on the Latin American electoral accountability. Knowing to which factors electoral accountability is prone in the reelection of Latin American incumbents is relevant to the incumbents themselves at first. According to the democratic dividend theory, incumbents could increase their likelihood of securing its next term by providing certain policy merits to the population. Moreover, for scientific reasons, it could explain why some incumbents are reelected and others are not. Furthermore, it allows to better evaluate and analyze previous and upcoming elections in Latin America. First, a multi-level regression analysis is conducted concerning the effect of various factors on the incumbent’s reelection. Based on this research, GDP growth and corruption have significant effects on the reelection chances of incumbents. These results are applied to Brazil’s 2022 Presidential elections. The analysis is conducted with semi-structured interviews with experts in the field. This analysis highlights the importance of economic voting as well. Moreover, it mentions influential factors, such as healthcare policy, evangelic voting, and international economic influences. Altogether, this analysis emphasizes the importance of economic voting and economic electoral accountability in Latin American countries. This allows researchers to further analyze the Latin American elections through a better scope.Show less
Despite many social and political initiatives aiming to battle violence in and around stadiums, insecurity in Argentine football persists. Many scholars have assessed a distinctive set of causes of...Show moreDespite many social and political initiatives aiming to battle violence in and around stadiums, insecurity in Argentine football persists. Many scholars have assessed a distinctive set of causes of insecurity in the context of Argentine football, but few have assessed the persistent characteristic of it. Building upon a conceptual framework of political clientelism, this research aims to develop an understanding of the reproduction of insecurity in Argentine football. Through a political, economic and cultural dimension, this research concludes that political clientelist networks constitute to an intermediating factor between causes of violence and the reproduction of insecurity.Show less
This thesis examines the influence the 2016 regulation of medicinal cannabis in Colombia has had for the small and medium sized farmers. By looking at this recent change in public policy regarding...Show moreThis thesis examines the influence the 2016 regulation of medicinal cannabis in Colombia has had for the small and medium sized farmers. By looking at this recent change in public policy regarding marihuana cultivation through a socioeconomics analysis, a well-rounded situation is sketched. The thesis shows the various hurdles that still have to be taken in order for the regulation to truly benefit those who are most in need of it.Show less
This paper examines the effect of the arrival of Venezuelan migrants in Bogotá from 2017 onwards in relation to the perception of security of the city’s inhabitants. This study has been performed...Show moreThis paper examines the effect of the arrival of Venezuelan migrants in Bogotá from 2017 onwards in relation to the perception of security of the city’s inhabitants. This study has been performed succeeding extensive reporting of Colombian media in which Venezuelan migrants were held responsible for what had been named ‘a security crisis’. The results of this study show that the arrival of Venezuelan migrants has had a highly negative impact on the perception of security of Bogotá residents. Nevertheless, this study found that it is very unlikely, based upon official statistics, that the Venezuelan migrant population is to be held accountable for the ‘security crisis’. This study found that the security crisis, which is in essence a management crisis, is being used as an instrument by the highest political powers in order to attain personal success and slander political opponents. Venezuelan migrants are the victim of this internal power battle, exemplified by the presence of xenophobic and stigmatizing acts and tendencies present in both the political and public domain.Show less
