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Kevin Allred Ain't I a Diva?

Beyonce and the Power of Pop Culture Pedagogy

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The Feminist Press at CUNY

2019

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978-1-936932-61-0

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';[Allred] interrogates Beyonce's music and videos to explore the complicated spaces where racism, sexism, and capitalism collide.' Kirkus Reviews In 2010, Professor Kevin Allred created the university course ';Politicizing Beyonce' to both wide acclaim and controversy. He outlines his pedagogical philosophy in Ain't I a Diva?, exploring what it means to build a syllabus around a celebrity. Topics range from a capitalist critique of ';Run the World (Girls)' to the politics of self-care found in ';Flawless'; Beyonce's art is read alongside black feminist thinkers including Kimberle Crenshaw, Octavia Butler, and Sojourner Truth. Combining analysis with classroom anecdotes, Allred attests that pop culture is so much more than a guilty pleasure, it's an access pointfor education, entertainment, critical inquiry, and politics.';Proving himself a worthy member of the BeyHive, Kevin Allred takes us on a journey through Beyonce's greatest hits and expansive careerpeeling back their multiple layers to explore gender, race, sexuality, and power in today's modern world. A fun, engaging, and important read for long-time Beyonce fans and newcomers alike.' Franchesca Ramsey, author of Well, That Escalated Quickly';Ain't I a Diva? explores the phenomenon of Beyonce while explicitly championing not only her immense talent and grace but what we can learn from it. In this celebration of Beyonce, and through her, other Black women, Allred is giving us room to be exactly who we are so that maybe we, too, can stop the world then carry on!' Keah Brown, author of The Pretty One';A must-read for any fan of Beyonce and of fascinating feminist discourse.' Zeba Blay, senior culture writer, HuffPost

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