The Beyoncé effect : essays on sexuality, race and feminism / edited by Adrienne Trier-Bieniek.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Trier-Bieniek, Adrienne M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beyoncé, 1981---Criticism and interpretation.

Beyoncé.

Beyoncé, 1981-.

Criticism and interpretation.

Sex in music.

Feminism and music.

Music and race.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers , [2016]

Summary:

"This collection of new essays presents a detailed study of the music and persona of Beyoncé--arguably the world's biggest pop star. Topics include: the body politics of respectability; feminism, empowerment and gender in Beyoncé's lyrics; black female pleasure; and the changing face of celebrity motherhood"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Feminists Debate Beyoncé / Janell Hobson Hobson, Janell 11

Beyoncé as Intersectional Icon? Interrogating the Politics of Respectability / Marla H. Kohlman Kohlman, Marla H. 27

Beyoncé as Aggressive Black Femme and Informed Black Female Subject / Anne M. Mitchell Mitchell, Anne M. 40

Policing Beyoncé's Body: "Whose Body Is This Anyway?" / Noel Siqi Duan Duan, Noel Siqi 55

I'm Not Myself Lately: The Erosion of the Beyoncé Brand / Kristin Lieb Lieb, Kristin 75

The Visual Album: Beyoncé, Feminism and Digital Spaces / Jamila A. Cupid Cupid, Jamila A., Nicole Files-Thompson Files-Thompson, Nicole 94

Beyoncé and Social Media: Authenticity and the Presentation of Self / Melissa Avdeeff Avdeeff, Melissa 109

Flawless Feminist or Fallible Freak? An Analysis of Feminism, Empowerment and Gender in Beyoncés Lyrics / Tia C.M. Tyree Tyree, Tia C.M., Melvin L. Williams Williams, Melvin L. 124

Birthing Baby Blue: Beyoncé and the Changing Face of Celebrity Birth Culture / Natalie Jolly Jolly, Natalie 143

Beyoncé and Blue: Black Motherhood and the Binds of Racialized Sexism / Sonita R. Moss Moss, Sonita R. 155

BDSM, Gazes and Wedding Rings: The Centering of Black Female Pleasure and Agency in Beyoncé / Evette Dionne Brown Brown, Evette Dionne 177

Creole Queen: Beyoncé and Performing Plaçage in the New Millennium / Kimberly J. Chandler Chandler, Kimberly J. 193

Sex(uality), Marriage, Motherhood and "Bey Feminism" / Elizabeth Whittington Cooper Cooper, Elizabeth Whittington 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786499748

0786499745

OCLC:

948560930