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To Visualize the Queen Diva!

2017; Duke University Press; Volume: 4; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1215/23289252-3815021

ISSN

2328-9260

Autores

Jennifer DeClue,

Tópico(s)

Theater, Performance, and Music History

Resumo

Abstract This article discusses the sonic presence and visual absence of legendary gender-nonconforming New Orleans–based bounce music artist Big Freedia in Beyoncé's music video “Formation.” “Formation” was released in February 2016 as the first piece of Beyoncé's visual album Lemonade. In this analysis the author considers the implications of Big Freedia's visual absence in the video as well as the black feminist potential of Big Freedia's vocal presence in “Formation.”

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