Women's Studies 2161A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kendrick Lamar, Gender Binary, Meera Gandhi

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2161A/B
• Professor: Nichole Edwards

Document Summary

Lecture 8: evolution of beyonc and celebrity feminism. All hail the queen: criticism exists especially before 2014, she shouldn"t be so political/ what took her so long to be so political, self sexualizes. Carter tour: how can she be a feminist if she takes her husbands last name we are policing her sexuality/agency. Super bowl 2016, formation : mainstream media: criticized for promoting anti-police sentiments (wanted to ban beyonc from toronto) One week later at grammys: kendrick lamar performance. Does beyonc have a responsibility to be an activist and get political: her career is in music not politics, has a huge platform so should use it for good; however, should not expect this. Music as a form of creating knowledge: music is a very important form of creating knowledge, ability to influence feelings/knowledge, blues as a way of solidifying community, commenting on the social fabric of black life in.