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Paper · Semantic Scholar

Religious Visual Symbolism and Queer Identity Negotiation in Lil Nas X's "J Christ" Music Video

Queer identity negotiation in popular culture remains understudied in relation to religious symbolism, and no previous research has examined how “J Christ” by Lil Nas X (2024) integrates semiotic strategies to reshape theological meaning. This study examines how key religious symbols such as the crown of thorns, the white robe, and queer angelic figures operate as visual mechanisms for negotiating queer identity wit…

picked 11 Aug 2026

Reference · Wikidata

Neema Gospel Choir

Tanzanian religious music group

picked 14 Aug 2026

Image · Europeana

eldtång, fire tongs, chimpta/chimtaeldtång, fire tongs, chimpta/chimta
Museum of Ethnography, via Europeana
picked 14 Aug 2026

Book · DOAB

Islamic Themes in US Hip-Hop Culture

Islam has been a part of hip-hop culture since it sprang from New York’s street culture in the 1970s. Today hip-hop has evolved into a truly global artform with a diversity of Muslim Islamic discourses expressed. Using tools from the field of social semiotics, this book examines how Islamic themes feature in US hip-hop culture, maintaining a particular awareness that both Muslims as well as non-Muslims participate i…

picked 13 Aug 2026

Full text · Open Library

Gospel hymns combinedGospel hymns combined
cover via Open Library
picked 13 Aug 2026

Image · DPLA

Hold to God's Unchanging Hand, performance by Free Hill Church of Christ congregationHold to God's Unchanging Hand, performance by Free Hill Church of Christ congregation

Recording of the gospel song, Hold to God's Unchanging Hand as sung by the Free Hill Church of Christ Congregation led by Bobby Bartlett.

Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University, via DPLA
picked 13 Aug 2026
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