The Beyonce Experience: Race, Representation, Propaganda

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Title

The Beyonce Experience: Race, Representation, Propaganda

Description

In recent years we have seen a transformation of how women are portrayed in music. There has been a strong push towards female empowerment from artists like Beyonce and Meghan Trainor. Beyonce has urged women to assert their dominance in every facet of their life. While Meghan has challenged the discourse on body image and the idea that skinny women are the most desirable. However, these transformations of how women are portrayed does not take into account the various intersections that most women hold. This paper will analyze distinct forms of representation in Pop, R&B, and Hip-Hop music. Particularly, looking at a case study on Beyonce's music and the messages conveyed to young girls and women. Applying the theory of Intersectionality, this paper will uncover that the advocacy for female empowerment is in fact, Undermining Propaganda, aimed at reinforcing slut-shaming.

Communication

Philosophy

Emily McGill-Rutherford

Contributor

Keene State College

Creator

Sandra Kayira

Date

2017-10-11

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12088/8048

Subject

Communication

Type

Presentation

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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AEC 2017 School of Arts and Humanities

Site pages

School of Arts and Humanities