Orientada, sobretudo, por noções de complexidade epistemológica, esta tese desenvolve proposta de abordagem transdisciplinar integrando as quatro manifestações artísticas e o discurso da chamada \"cultura hip hop\" na cidade de São Paulo. Apesar da tendência às pesquisas mutiladoras dessa tradição compósita, este trabalho propõe uma visão integrada dos seus elementos, a saber: a dança (break), a produção de imagens (nesta tese, grafites e pichações), o canto de longos poemas (rap) sobre bases sonoras criadas por manipuladores de discos e outros recursos tecnológicos (DJs). Há ainda o \"quinto elemento\" - o \"conhecimento\" - ou os enunciados ligados aos referenciais culturais dos adeptos do hip hop. As manifestações corpóreas, pictóricas, rimadas e musicais são tomadas como narrativas e o discurso, como religioso. As narrativas, em geral, são líricas e poéticas nas imagens, épicas nas letras de rap, dramáticas na dança e paródicas nas mãos dos DJs. O conhecimento orienta a postura de praticantes e admiradores fomentando uma comunidade cultural sectária e dogmática similar às religiões de salvação. Para realizar esse percurso, o cruzamento teórico envolveu certos ramos da teoria da Literatura, da Filosofia, da Semiótica e da Sociologia. / This thesis seeks a transdisciplinary approach of the so-called \"hip hop culture\" in the city of Sao Paulo, aiming to comprise its four artistic manifestations and its discourse, chiefly based on notions of epistemological complexity. Granted, there is a mutilative proclivity on researching such a composite tradition. Nonetheless, this paper offers an integrated point of view of the said elements. That is, dance (break), imagery production (graffitti, in the context of this thesis), the chanting of long poems (rapping) over sonic bases produced by records and other technological resources manipulators (DJs). There is also a fifth element: knowledge, or the cultural statements of the hip hop suporters. Its bodily, pictorial, rhyming, and musical manifestations are taken as narratives, and its discourse, as a religious text. These narratives generally have lyrical and poetical imagery, and comprise the epic rap lyrics, the dramatic dance moves and the parodical creations of the DJs. This knowledge guides the hip hop followers\' and admirer\'s attitude, leading to a sectarian and dogmatic cultural community, much similar to those formed by the believers of salvation religious denominations. In order to achieve this goal, the author has assembled a theoretical cross-over with certain realms of Literary Theory, Philosophy, Semiotics, and Sociology.

Orientada, sobretudo, por noções de complexidade epistemológica, esta tese desenvolve proposta de abordagem transdisciplinar integrando as quatro manifestações artísticas e o discurso da chamada \"cultura hip hop\" na cidade de São Paulo. Apesar da tendência às pesquisas mutiladoras dessa tradição compósita, este trabalho propõe uma visão integrada dos seus elementos, a saber: a dança (break), a produção de imagens (nesta tese, grafites e pichações), o canto de longos poemas (rap) sobre bases sonoras criadas por manipuladores de discos e outros recursos tecnológicos (DJs). Há ainda o \"quinto elemento\" - o \"conhecimento\" - ou os enunciados ligados aos referenciais culturais dos adeptos do hip hop. As manifestações corpóreas, pictóricas, rimadas e musicais são tomadas como narrativas e o discurso, como religioso. As narrativas, em geral, são líricas e poéticas nas imagens, épicas nas letras de rap, dramáticas na dança e paródicas nas mãos dos DJs. O conhecimento orienta a postura de praticantes e admiradores fomentando uma comunidade cultural sectária e dogmática similar às religiões de salvação. Para realizar esse percurso, o cruzamento teórico envolveu certos ramos da teoria da Literatura, da Filosofia, da Semiótica e da Sociologia. / This thesis seeks a transdisciplinary approach of the so-called \"hip hop culture\" in the city of Sao Paulo, aiming to comprise its four artistic manifestations and its discourse, chiefly based on notions of epistemological complexity. Granted, there is a mutilative proclivity on researching such a composite tradition. Nonetheless, this paper offers an integrated point of view of the said elements. That is, dance (break), imagery production (graffitti, in the context of this thesis), the chanting of long poems (rapping) over sonic bases produced by records and other technological resources manipulators (DJs). There is also a fifth element: knowledge, or the cultural statements of the hip hop suporters. Its bodily, pictorial, rhyming, and musical manifestations are taken as narratives, and its discourse, as a religious text. These narratives generally have lyrical and poetical imagery, and comprise the epic rap lyrics, the dramatic dance moves and the parodical creations of the DJs. This knowledge guides the hip hop followers\' and admirer\'s attitude, leading to a sectarian and dogmatic cultural community, much similar to those formed by the believers of salvation religious denominations. In order to achieve this goal, the author has assembled a theoretical cross-over with certain realms of Literary Theory, Philosophy, Semiotics, and Sociology.

This thesis describes the street art culture of Chile and its power in art education. The thesis highlights the didactic questions what, how and why. With the Swedish art curriculum in upper secondary education (Skolverket, 2011) as a starting point, the following research examines what topics street artists in Chile address in their work; and how and how can educators in Sweden use street art in the classroom when they wish to highlight topics such as communication, identity and democracy, and with what purpose. The implementation of the study is based on a method of qualitative research. Semi structured- as well as informal interviews are used. Observation in form of visual field notes is presented through photography. This results in four different themes that is highlighted. The themes are cultural heritage, artivism and democracy, identity and school. The conclusion regarding what benefits street art may serve in school are that Swedish teachers in upper secondary art education can benefit from using street art in the art classroom when they wish to highlight the communicative aspects of street art. Another conclusion being made is that Chilean street artists use street art as a communicative tool when they wish to highlight topics such as cultural heritage, political views and as an identity marker.