Gender identities in greek trap music
This thesis investigates gender identitiesin the lyrics of modern Greek trap music. More specifically, the central aim of the research is the examination of the ways, in which femininity and masculinity are represented in trap lyrics. For this study, 39 songs/texts were used in order to explore the discourses that are (re)produced, the clarification of their targeting and how gendered people and their roles are represented and given meaning through them. Thus, critical discourse analysis was used as analysis method and, more specifically, Fairclough’s socio-cultural approach (1992). Through our analysis, we conclude that mainly stereotypical gender identities and performances are (re)produced, as well as the majority of discourses found seem to confirm the broader
order of discourse related to dominant gender ideologies.