Discours de gangs afro-américains sur Internet

This article is a study of fifty-five profile pages of self-proclaimed gang members (Bloods and Crips) on Black Planet (BP), the biggest African American website. These share formal characteristics, as “repping” “representing” one’s gang, or “dissing” the rival gang. Considering the projection of th...

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Main Author: Laura Gabrielle Goudet
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Pléiade (EA 7338) 2015-02-01
Series:Itinéraires
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/itineraires/2325
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description This article is a study of fifty-five profile pages of self-proclaimed gang members (Bloods and Crips) on Black Planet (BP), the biggest African American website. These share formal characteristics, as “repping” “representing” one’s gang, or “dissing” the rival gang. Considering the projection of their pages in a wider ecology (on- and off-line, on and off BP) and analyzing semiotic elements (chromatic, typographic choices, etc.), allows to highlight the “digital stylization” of these monologues and the junction between computer-mediated discourse and gang rhetoric, in the intimate yet open space of the profile.
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spelling doaj.art-edfecc084373490dbff3ccdee38a56662022-12-21T20:01:56ZfraPléiade (EA 7338)Itinéraires2427-920X2015-02-012014110.4000/itineraires.2325Discours de gangs afro-américains sur InternetLaura Gabrielle GoudetThis article is a study of fifty-five profile pages of self-proclaimed gang members (Bloods and Crips) on Black Planet (BP), the biggest African American website. These share formal characteristics, as “repping” “representing” one’s gang, or “dissing” the rival gang. Considering the projection of their pages in a wider ecology (on- and off-line, on and off BP) and analyzing semiotic elements (chromatic, typographic choices, etc.), allows to highlight the “digital stylization” of these monologues and the junction between computer-mediated discourse and gang rhetoric, in the intimate yet open space of the profile.http://journals.openedition.org/itineraires/2325gangsAfrican American languagemonologuepragmaticsliteracy
spellingShingle Laura Gabrielle Goudet
Discours de gangs afro-américains sur Internet
Itinéraires
gangs
African American language
monologue
pragmatics
literacy
title Discours de gangs afro-américains sur Internet
title_full Discours de gangs afro-américains sur Internet
title_fullStr Discours de gangs afro-américains sur Internet
title_full_unstemmed Discours de gangs afro-américains sur Internet
title_short Discours de gangs afro-américains sur Internet
title_sort discours de gangs afro americains sur internet
topic gangs
African American language
monologue
pragmatics
literacy
url http://journals.openedition.org/itineraires/2325
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