English @ SUNY Geneseo | Jacob Kotler | Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/jacobiscatler/activity/ Activity feed for Jacob Kotler. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:16:14 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b242e6270818b5c8225ab462dc9755a6 Jacob Kotler edited the blog post The Art of Oppression: An Examination of Kendrick Lamar's "good kid m.A.A.d city" and Stiff Little Fingers' "Inflammable Material" in the group Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/12/01/the-art-of-oppression-an-examination-of-kendrick-lamars-good-kid-m-a-a-d-city-and-stiff-little-fingers-inflammable-material/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:01:51 -0500 Jon Hamblin, Jacob Kotler, and Tim Maloney
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A study of Northern Ireland might cause Americans to pause and reflect about their own ghettoes, to wonder what could happen in a land where, 40 percent of black teenagers were out of work.

-John Conroy

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]]> b58df4ebdc94808dc9411b67001b0bcf Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=1896 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:05:52 -0500 Ahmed, Insanul. “The Making of Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d. city.” Complex Magazine. 23 Oct. 2012. Web

Bederman, Gail. Manliness & Civilization: A Cultural History of Gender and Race in the […]

]]> 06e1573cafbb1804fe285e43f04de127 Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=1383 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 23:02:07 -0500 This is the starter page for our project. Please select what Kendrick Lamar or Stiff Little Fingers song you would like to explore first. From there, you can use the hyperlinks to guide you through the remainder […]

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‘Money Trees’ deals with issues Lamar finds living in an oppressed area of society, regarding how he identifies himself outside the paradigm of violence he lives within. There is also the issue of […]

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“Alternative Ulster” is the signature track off of Inflammable Material, carrying enough cultural influence to have a Belfast based music magazine name after it. Similar to other songs on Inflammable […]

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Kendrick Lamar’s song “Compton” is a shout out to west coast hip-hop heritage and suggests a sense authenticity that comes from creating an identity in an oppressive situation. Authenticity in Lamar’s music […]

]]> 1d66142deae7e10d27ab8e6977a3795e Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=764 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 18:16:05 -0500 “Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst” is the 10th track off of Lamar’s album. The track runs just over 12 minutes, and accordingly covers a lot of themes. Three different voices and characters  are offered […]

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Kendrick Lamar presents several versions of himself on “Good Kid, m.A.A.d City.” The album’s songs can be understood as vignettes that characterize several aspects of Lamar’s identity. Tracks either frame […]

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“The Art of Peer Pressure” is the track that proceeds “Backseat Freestyle.” In our discussion of “Backseat Freestyle,” it was stated that Lamar used macho and phallic language to assert his bravado. The […]

]]> dbfb4b162a8c3e9a5abd35ec522a1599 Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=758 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:27:12 -0500 Thumbnail

“Good Kid” is the first track on “Good Kid, m.A.A.d City” to discuss gang and police violence as well as Compton’s drug culture. The track is sequenced with the song “m.A.A.d City” which builds off and […]

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