32104
Advanced Seminar
WiSe 18/19: Celebrity Feminism in Popular Music
Annelot Prins
Comments
This course provides a space to collectively think about the rise of celebrity feminism in popular music. We will start with a brief overview of the history of feminism in popular music until 2013, and afterwards turn to the developments between 2013 and 2018. Formative issues of the field of feminist media studies, such as the male gaze and postfeminism, will be discussed, as will a number of essential texts by leading scholars in the field. During the second half of the course, we will examine two case studies through various topical lenses. Preliminary topics include gender, race, sexuality, American politics and neoliberal capitalism. We will interrogate how these are negotiated in the recent albums of two female superstars: Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. -----
Whether you are a Swiftie, a Beyhive member or a non-fan, someone who likes to think about the politics of popular culture or a feminist killjoy, everyone interested in the topic is welcome. Prior knowledge of either feminist theory or any of the case studies is not necessary. Please register via Campus Management and Blackboard. All course materials will be distributed via Blackboard. The class is an advanced seminar (“Vertiefungsseminar A”) for the culture module (“Vertiefungsmodel Kultur”) close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Wed, 2018-10-17 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2018-10-24 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2018-10-31 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2018-11-07 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2018-11-14 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2018-11-21 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2018-11-28 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2018-12-05 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2018-12-12 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2018-12-19 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2019-01-09 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2019-01-16 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2019-01-23 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2019-01-30 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2019-02-06 16:00 - 18:00
Wed, 2019-02-13 16:00 - 18:00