formation Flashcards
How does it challenge van Zoonen’s feminist theory?
The video is mostly women, all of her dancers are women too which ensures a focus on female empowerment.
How does it conform to van Zoonen’s feminist theory?
Beyonce wears revealing outfits with lots of makeup which objectifies her.
How does it challenge bell hooks feminist theory?
Women of colour are well represented in the video, and she promotes pride in black culture through her lyrics, “I like my baby heir with baby hair and afros”
How does it conform to bell hooks feminist theory?
There are scenes which imply police brutality and the oppression of people of colour.
How does it challenge Gilroy’s ethnicity theory?
The video presents people of colour in a positive way as Beyonce dances in a plantation house, demonstrating empowerment and reclaiming her heritage due to her using the the aggressive dance routine a an act of rebellion/retaliation against slavery.
How does it conform to Gilroy’s ethnicity theory?
The main focus of the video is how people of colour are oppressed by racial tensions and police brutality.
Examples of Barthes symbolic codes:
- Wide shot of Beyonce sitting on the sinking police car: rebelling against authority, visual representation of the divide between police and the people of New Orleans after the flooding, racial tensions
- Antebellum dresses: demonstration of reclaiming power from slave owners, the dresses are codes for oppression and slavery
How does it conform to postmodern theory?
Intertextuality: several shots come from a documentary called “That BEAT” which was about bounce music in New Orleans.
