Date of Award
Spring 6-7-2018
Document Type
Honors Project
University Scholars Director
Christine Chaney
First Advisor/Committee Member
Yelena Bailey
Second Advisor/Committee Member
Christine Chaney
Keywords
Beyonce, Cultural Studies, black feminist theory
Abstract
In this paper I argue that Beyoncé’s visual album, Lemonade, functions as a textual hybrid between poetry, surrealist aesthetics and popular culture—challenging the accepted understanding of cultural production within academia. Furthermore, Lemonade centers black life while presenting mainstream audiences with poetry and avant-garde imagery that challenge dominant views of black womanhood. Using theorists bell hooks, Stuart Hall, Patricia Hill-Collins and Audre Lorde, among others, I argue that Beyoncé’s work challenges the understanding of artistic production while simultaneously fitting within a long tradition of black feminist cultural production.
Recommended Citation
Butterworth, Kathryn M., "I Got Hot Sauce In My Bag: Understanding Black Feminism Through The Lens of Beyoncé’s Pop Culture Performance" (2018). Honors Projects. 81.
https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/honorsprojects/81
Included in
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies Commons