how does a figure becoming controversial (eg kaye west) affect the covers they have, does this link to the death of the author how does the idea of controvery on a socialtal level affect the way covers are made, if doly partion became super racist all of a suddden, who would cover jolien

Death of the author essay

conrtrovery and the death of the author

###ideas of case studys paul simon graceland (use some of the global music cultures for this) Kanye West Michael Jackson – Despite his immense talent, his personal life, including allegations of child abuse, made him a controversial figure. he is still one of the most popular musicans of all time and he has a lot of covers Elvis Presley – Controversial in his time for his suggestive dance moves and appropriation of African-American music. look at the punk cover of viva los vagus, it's almost parody

The ideas of this essay is not just listing them it's a crital exploration on how the web of culture acts in diffrent ways to beloved art and less than beloved figures do they ignore it? do they subly mock it, do they try to limit the comertail contribution to the origanal artist it's a act that is more engaged, making a cover of a song, it can be viewed as an extension of the idea that the reader/listener can't be uncritical of a piece of content, because ignoring it is an act in itself

it's somthing that can only be looked at in a case to case basis this isn't even going into the idea of people being ignorant to other cultures if a western artist makes a cover of a song from a culture that goes agenst common westen beliefs (say from a culture where the delfult is to assume women are inferor) is that the same as a cover where it's somone outspoken about these belefs from a western culure (outside of the Overton window ?)

Then if the artist is dead does this change anything?

The death of the author: from gpt:

• Theory Dive: Provide a stronger foundation by unpacking Barthes' original concept. Discuss how the idea centers on the separation of art from its creator and the democratization of meaning, where the audience has as much interpretative power as the creator.
• Counterarguments: Mention critiques of the theory. Some argue that completely ignoring the author's context risks losing significant meaning, especially when the creator's intent is politically or socially significant. How does this tension manifest in the world of covers?