Day 16 Beyonce Contd
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Dr. Sara DiazWGST 280: Gender, Sex, & Popular CultureGonzaga University
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Last Time
• Textual Analysis of VMA’s and ***Flawless• Observed double meanings• EG Head down looking at camera• Appropriating Codes of Masculinity• Conforming to Codes of Blackness
• Started a conversation on Sexuality• Is Beyonce (the brand) resisting the norm that
we “teach girls they cannot be sexual beings”?• Is she participating/colluding in sexual
objectification?
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie• How does Adichie define “bottom power”?• http://youtu.be/hg3umXU_qWc?t=26m26s
• Do you see elements of bottom power in Beyonce’s performances?
• How does Adichie define feminism differently than dictionary?• http://youtu.be/hg3umXU_qWc?t=29m20s
• Do you see this definition reflected in either the performance or the lyrics of ***Flawless?
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Reclaiming Sexuality
• What do these text tell us about how sexuality is socially constructed?• Shaped by race?
• Is it possible for women to reclaim our sexuality outside the “male gaze”?
• What is gained/lost when women, especially women of color, try to reclaim sexuality?
• Is it possible to undermine the preferred meanings?
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Social Construction of Sexuality
What are the defining features of “sexuality” within our culture?
What does it mean to be “sexual”?
To be desireable?
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IS BEYONCE’S PERFORMANCE/ALBUM FEMINIST?
↑ IS THAT
THE RIGHT QUESTION?
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IF BEYONCE’S ALBUM IS “FEMINIST,” WHAT DOES FEMINISM MEAN AND WHO DOES FEMINISM SERVE?