Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This study examines the representation of vigilantism in Tanzanian music, focusing on how identified songs portray this issue. It highlights two key roles of the music: first, as a medium for critiquing legal injustice, and second, as a platform for expressing public sentiments on vigilantism, a response to perceived judicial failures. Through qualitative analysis of lyrics by prominent Tanzanian artists and drawing on Critical Legal Studies theory, the study’s findings indicate that these songs reflect the public’s disillusionment with the performance of justice institutions, which contributed significantly to their approval of vigilantism. This article underscores the need for the government to engage with the citizens’ and musicians’ expressions to strengthen the legal justice system.
Source: Cogent Arts and Humanities
Author: Edwin Anderson Mwakibete
Institution: University of Dar es Salaam
Language: English
Topic: Law in Society and Culture
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,165
OpenAlex ID: W4416536735