Ain't I a Diva?: Beyonce and the Power of Pop Culture Pedagogy by Kevin Allred, Cheryl Clarke
- Ain't I a Diva?: Beyonce and the Power of Pop Culture Pedagogy
- Kevin Allred, Cheryl Clarke
- Page: 392
- Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
- ISBN: 9781936932603
- Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY, The
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Overview
In 2010, Professor Kevin Allred created the university course "Politicizing Beyoncé" to both wide acclaim and controversy. He outlines his pedagogical philosophy in Ain’t I a Diva? , exploring what it means to build a syllabus around a celebrity. Topics range from a capitalist critique of "Run the World (Girls)" to the politics of self-care found in "Flawless"; Beyoncé's art is read alongside black feminist thinkers including Kimberlé Crenshaw, Octavia Butler, and Sojourner Truth. Combining analysis with classroom anecdotes, Allred attests that pop culture is so much more than a guilty pleasure, it's an access point—for education, entertainment, critical inquiry, and politics.