Beyoncé - Formation Flashcards
1
Q
When did Formation’s music video come out?
A
9 December 2016
2
Q
Which theorist called Beyoncé an anti-feminist terrorist?
A
bell hooks
3
Q
What does this scene represent?
A
• antebellum era fashion - America’s history
• reclamation of America’s history of plantations and slave owning - Beyoncé and other black women are the ones in the grand house wearing beautiful dresses as opposed to it having historically been white women
• powerful women - aspirational (Uses and Gratifications theory)
• dresses - feminine, stereotypical, Butler’s Gender performativity
4
Q
How and why are references made to Hurricane Katrina?
A
• police car sinking under flooding - police neglected to provide sufficient help
• black people were disproportionately affected
