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Ain't I a Diva?
- Author
- Kevin Allred
- Narrator
- Erik Bloomquist
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 31 March 2022
- Run Time
- 8 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In 2010—long before the release of Lemonade—Professor Kevin Allred created the university course "Politicizing Beyoncé" to both wide acclaim and controversy. He outlines his pedagogical philosophy in Ain't I a Diva?, exploring the process of teaching Beyoncé and what it means to use a superstar to blow up the canon. Allred brings his syllabus to life by pairing music videos and songs with historical and academic texts, and combines analysis with classroom anecdotes. Topics range from a capitalist critique of "Run the World (Girls)" to the politics of self-care found in "Flawless"; Beyoncé's art is read alongside Black feminist thinkers, including Kimberlé Crenshaw, Octavia Butler, and Sojourner Truth.
Interrogating the entertainer's career through a media studies lens, Allred attests that pop culture is so much more than a guilty pleasure—it's an access point for education, entertainment, critical inquiry, and politics.
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- Author
- Kevin Allred
- Narrator
- Erik Bloomquist
- Duration
- 8 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 31 March 2022
- ISBN
- 9781666168587
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Literature: history and criticism, Gender studies: women and girls, Individual artists, art monographs, Ethnic studies, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Arts, general, Educational: Humanities and social sciences, general, Feminism and feminist theory
Synopsis
A pedagogical primer on integrating Black feminist thought, critical race studies, and America's most beloved pop star.In 2010—long before the release of Lemonade—Professor Kevin Allred created the university course "Politicizing Beyoncé" to both wide acclaim and controversy. He outlines his pedagogical philosophy in Ain't I a Diva?, exploring the process of teaching Beyoncé and what it means to use a superstar to blow up the canon. Allred brings his syllabus to life by pairing music videos and songs with historical and academic texts, and combines analysis with classroom anecdotes. Topics range from a capitalist critique of "Run the World (Girls)" to the politics of self-care found in "Flawless"; Beyoncé's art is read alongside Black feminist thinkers, including Kimberlé Crenshaw, Octavia Butler, and Sojourner Truth.Interrogating the entertainer's career through a media studies lens, Allred attests that pop culture is so much more than a guilty pleasure—it's an access point for education, entertainment, critical inquiry, and politics.
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