Women's Studies 2161A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: We Should All Be Feminists, Anna Mae Aquash, Super Bowl

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

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Beyonce(cid:495)s use of (cid:494)feminist(cid:495) texts: beyonce uses a segment of adiche(cid:495)s speech in her music video for flawless, beyonce uses her (cid:498)do nothing bitch(cid:499) audio during a concert performance. From the conscious communities: she is not revolutionary enough. One week later at the grammys they say, (cid:498)kendrick hailed and beyonce failed(cid:499: beyonce is hypervisible and considered accessible to the public yet not. Ronda rousey(cid:495)s (cid:498)don(cid:495)t be a do nothing bitch(cid:499) afforded any protection because of said visibility. Is this symbolic of the treatment of black women in general? progressive or forward-thinking about female empowerment or the black. Dalton higgins: yes: she has over 60 million follows on instagram if she says anything community she can shift the public(cid:495)s thinking. Music as a form of creating knowledge economic empowerment: the blues are a way of solidifying community and provide opportunities to craft alternative narratives of what it means to be black and female.