“Everywhere Is War: Peace and Violence in the life and Songs of Bob Marley” is written by Brent Hagerman, a professor in the Religion Department at Wilfrid Laurier University. In this article, Hagerman attempts to discuss the ambiguity present in Bob Marley’s songs. Knowing that Marley’s songs do suggest both peace and violence, Hagerman analyzes his songs to conclude if Marley was a pacifist or revolutionary. Although most of his analysis was based on “War”, he also evaluates others including “One Love”, “Rastaman Live up”, and “Chant Down Babylon”. To fully comprehend Bob Marley’s perspective about peace and violence, Hagerman take into account the society in which Marley lived in. In his article, Hagerman concludes that: Marley’s religion,
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However, Hagerman does argue that culture affected Marley’s view of peace just as his faith in Rastafari. In 1976, when the time that “War” was written, Jamaica was experiencing some political turmoil. There was so much violence in Jamaica during the 1976 election that tourism significantly decreased. Hagerman describes this period as “a physical war” around Marley (387). During this period, Marley and his wife were attacked by men in their home (387). Even with such disadvantages, Marley was still able to be an accomplished artist. His music created a sense of community for its listeners and he was able to spread Rastafari and its concept, not only locally, but also internationally. Hagerman does not directly state that Bob Marley’s music is popular culture but it was received and appreciated by a large audience during Marley’s time and even now; therefore, it is safe to conclude that Marley’s music is popular …show more content…
In the future, I hope to follow his example. You can write pages of analysis, but it is futile is your argument was not proven. When it comes to introducing a subject to an audience, I will ensure that it is interesting and somehow relevant to the present. It does have to be about an event that occurred the previous week, but it should be a subject that many can relate to. Concerning my views of religion and popular culture, I will explicitly reveal them in my analysis. Just as Hagerman, I will use evidence directly related to the subject and views of scholars concerning the subjects. I also believe it would be beneficial to include some counterarguments in my
However, Hagerman does argue that culture affected Marley’s view of peace just as his faith in Rastafari. In 1976, when the time that “War” was written, Jamaica was experiencing some political turmoil. There was so much violence in Jamaica during the 1976 election that tourism significantly decreased. Hagerman describes this period as “a physical war” around Marley (387). During this period, Marley and his wife were attacked by men in their home (387). Even with such disadvantages, Marley was still able to be an accomplished artist. His music created a sense of community for its listeners and he was able to spread Rastafari and its concept, not only locally, but also internationally. Hagerman does not directly state that Bob Marley’s music is popular culture but it was received and appreciated by a large audience during Marley’s time and even now; therefore, it is safe to conclude that Marley’s music is popular …show more content…
In the future, I hope to follow his example. You can write pages of analysis, but it is futile is your argument was not proven. When it comes to introducing a subject to an audience, I will ensure that it is interesting and somehow relevant to the present. It does have to be about an event that occurred the previous week, but it should be a subject that many can relate to. Concerning my views of religion and popular culture, I will explicitly reveal them in my analysis. Just as Hagerman, I will use evidence directly related to the subject and views of scholars concerning the subjects. I also believe it would be beneficial to include some counterarguments in my