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Diva : feminism and fierceness from pop to hip-hop / [edited by] Kirsty Fairclough, Benjamin Halligan, Nicole Hodges Persley and Shara Rambarran.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women singers.
- Popular music--History and criticism.
- Popular music.
- Feminism and music.
- Women in popular culture.
- Popular music--Political aspects.
- Rap (Music)--Political aspects.
- Rap (Music).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 286 pages) : color illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Y'all! The Diva and Us
- Section One: Roots of the Contemporary Diva
- 1. 'I Pack a Good Wallop': The Celebrated Outburst of Grace Jones / Mark Duffett, University of Chester, UK
- 2. Whitney Houston Performs Creative Labour on MTV, 1986-1988 / Gwynne George, The University of Manchester, UK
- 3. Betty Davis / Tina Turner / Salt-N-Pepa TBC
- 4. Neneh Cherry / Queen Latifah TBC
- Section Two: The Rise to Power
- 5. 'Proceed with Caution': Mariah Carey: The ultimate Diva and Womxn Empowerment Influencer in Popular Music and Culture? / Shara Rambarran, Queen's University, Canada
- 6. Old School / New School: Aaliyah at the Millennium / Benjamin Halligan, University of Wolverhampton, UK
- 7. Lauryn Hill TBC
- 8. Slay: Beyoncé from Destiny's Child to Feminist Diva / Kirsty Fairclough, University of Salford, UK
- 9. A Paradigm Shift / Hannah Strong, University of Pittsburgh, USA
- Section Three: Queen Divas
- 10. From Barbie to Bad Bitch: Black Female Sexuality, Persona, and Subversion in the Visual Performance of Nicki Minaj / Aliyah Rawat, University of East Anglia, UK
- 11. Dorothy Finan, University of Sheffield, UK Amuro Namie: Japan's diva of the post-modern era
- 12. The Imagined Things: On Solange, Repetition and Mantra Kwame Phillips / John Cabot University, Italy
- 13. Discussion: Working with Aaliyah Pogus Caesar, Photographer, UK and Benjamin Halligan, University of Wolverhampton, UK
- Section Four: Diva Cultures and Alt-Cultures
- 14. Curating the Diva for the Twenty-First Century / Harriet Reed, Victoria and Albert Museum, UK
- 15. Independent Women: The Impact of Pop Divas on Stand-up Comedy / Ellie Tomsett, Birmingham City Univesity, UK and Nathalie Weidhase, Bournemouth University, UK
- 16. The House of Gorgeous, and curating diva performances for Cha Cha Boudoir TBC
- 17. Preparing the Diva Performance / Marilyn Misandry, DJ, UK
- 18. Diva Choreography TBC
- 19. Spinning the Diva Bangers, for Bollox and The Most Depressing Night of Your Life TBC
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 20, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781501368288
- 1501368281
- 9781501368264
- 1501368265
- 9781501368271
- 1501368273
- Publisher Number:
- 99995011751
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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