The Beyonce Effect by Trier-Bieniek, Adrienne -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Acknowledgments Introduction

A Brief Biography of Beyoncé Knowles Gender and Pop Music About This Book References

Feminists Debate Beyoncé

The Popular Face of Feminism Beyoncé Talks Back to Feminists Selling Black Feminism Black Feminist or Just Plain Feminist? References

Beyoncé as Intersectional Icon?

Interrogating the Politics of Respectability

Establishing the Point of Reference Understanding the Politics of Respectability Beyond Respectability Politics Beyoncé as Intersectional Icon References

Beyoncé as Aggressive Black Femme and Informed Black Female Subject

What Is Aggressive Femme Identity? “Why Don’t You Love Me”: Submissive Femininity and High Femme Presentation Josephine Baker and Beyoncé: The Terms of Engagement “Flawless” Conclusion References

Policing Beyoncé’s Body

“Whose Body Is This Anyway?”

Legacies of Black Women’s Bodies Feminism and Beyoncé’s Body Maintaining Control Over Beyoncé’s Body Looking at Beyoncé’s Weave Closet Black Womanhood in Performance References

I’m Not Myself Lately

The Erosion of the Beyoncé Brand

Person Brand and Celebrity Brands Marital Brand Meanings and Related Brand Erosion Complicated People Versus Complicated Brands Overarching Brand Themes, Multivocality, and Meaning Management Beyoncé, Product Endorsements, and Brand Extensions Beyoncé and Boundaries Beyoncé: The Surprise Visual Album The Family Brand of Bey-Z Beyoncé, Female Empowerment, Feminism, and Bootyliciousness

Conclusion References

The Visual Album

Beyoncé, Feminism and Digital Spaces

Music, Branding, and Feminism in Digital Media Music Realms in Digital Spaces Branding in Digital Spaces Feminism in Digital Spaces New Heights Feminist Strategy: The Case of The Visual Album Beyoncé as Commodity: Driving the Brand The Release of Beyoncé (The Visual Album) Beyoncé Feminism and New Media Conclusion References

Beyoncé and Social Media

Authenticity and the Presentation of Self

Musician Authenticity on Instagram Instagramming Beyoncé Beyoncé and the Presentation of Self Beyoncé: Parasocial Interaction or Imagined Reciprocity? The Culture of Beyoncé Conclusion References

Flawless Feminist or Fallible Freak?

Beyoncé, Role Models and Black Girls Representations of Black Women, Feminism and Connections to Hip-Hop Culture Methodology Findings and Discussion Representations of Empowerment in Beyoncé’s Lyrics Black Feminism and Hip-Hop Feminism Tenets within Beyoncé’s Lyrics Beyoncé’s Balance of Lyrical Conformity and Nonconformity with Gender Traits Female Stereotypes, Sexual Scripts and Sexual Roles Conclusion References

Birthing Baby Blue

Beyoncé and the Changing Face of Celebrity Birth Culture

Beyoncé and Blue

Black Motherhood and the Binds of Racialized Sexism

Controlling Black Female Bodies Black or Beautiful “Black children are born guilty” Bad Black Mothers Conclusion References

BDSM, Gazes and Wedding Rings

The Centering of Black Female Pleasure and Agency in Beyoncé

Beyoncé’s Feminist Evolution Beyoncé in the Lineage of Black Feminist Pop Stars Social Justice as a Musical Responsibility Black Feminist Thought as Theory Bridging the Gap between BFT and Hip-Hop Feminism Beyoncé as a Hip-hop Black Feminist Pleasure Text The Booty Marriage as Liberation Pleasure as an Integral Part of Black Feminism References

Creole Queen

Beyoncé and Performing Plaçage in the New Millennium

Beyoncé and the Performance of Gender

Beyoncé and Creole Performances of Plaçage

Beyoncé’s Performance of Feminism: Plaçage Redux Beyoncé the Creole Queen References

Sex(uality), Marriage, Motherhood and “Bey Feminism”

Sex(uality) and Feminist Theory Marriage, Motherhood, and Black Sexual Politics Black Feminism and Bey Feminism Conclusion References

About the Contributors List of Names and Terms