Dr. Daphne A. Brooks

And even in a song like Yaya, which she performed at the show that has an infamous line, whole lot of red and that white and blue. It tells us, again, so much the reaction about this moment that we're in, you know, about these questions about how America as a multiracial democracy is changing. broken in many, many ways.

But I think it all points to an enormous amount of angst that Beyonce's performance seemed to trigger.

But I think it all points to an enormous amount of angst that Beyonce's performance seemed to trigger.

But I think it all points to an enormous amount of angst that Beyonce's performance seemed to trigger.

One of my favorite lines from Stuart Hall's piece that I referenced earlier is when he makes this argument that by definition, Black popular culture is a contradictory space. There are always positions to be won in popular culture, but no struggle can capture popular culture itself. for our side or theirs, quote unquote.

One of my favorite lines from Stuart Hall's piece that I referenced earlier is when he makes this argument that by definition, Black popular culture is a contradictory space. There are always positions to be won in popular culture, but no struggle can capture popular culture itself. for our side or theirs, quote unquote.

One of my favorite lines from Stuart Hall's piece that I referenced earlier is when he makes this argument that by definition, Black popular culture is a contradictory space. There are always positions to be won in popular culture, but no struggle can capture popular culture itself. for our side or theirs, quote unquote.

So I guess I just, you know, I think keeping in mind that popular culture is a terrain of struggle and not a zero sum game as Paul puts it is really important. And that Beyonce really presents so many different opportunities to think through those contradictions as you just noted, Brittany. Well, okay.

So I guess I just, you know, I think keeping in mind that popular culture is a terrain of struggle and not a zero sum game as Paul puts it is really important. And that Beyonce really presents so many different opportunities to think through those contradictions as you just noted, Brittany. Well, okay.

So I guess I just, you know, I think keeping in mind that popular culture is a terrain of struggle and not a zero sum game as Paul puts it is really important. And that Beyonce really presents so many different opportunities to think through those contradictions as you just noted, Brittany. Well, okay.

How about this to compliment what Nick says, you know, what is the story that's being told in this performance on this recording in this visual album? What are the aesthetics that are gripping you? What kind of spectacle is holding your attention? What is that narrative? And then what do you think of that narrative? You know,

How about this to compliment what Nick says, you know, what is the story that's being told in this performance on this recording in this visual album? What are the aesthetics that are gripping you? What kind of spectacle is holding your attention? What is that narrative? And then what do you think of that narrative? You know,

How about this to compliment what Nick says, you know, what is the story that's being told in this performance on this recording in this visual album? What are the aesthetics that are gripping you? What kind of spectacle is holding your attention? What is that narrative? And then what do you think of that narrative? You know,

I mean, all art is telling some kind of a story and holding on to our own critical authority to be able to extrapolate meaning with regards to the story that we're interpreting is what makes us thinking and human. And that's exciting. And we need more of that in this day and age.

I mean, all art is telling some kind of a story and holding on to our own critical authority to be able to extrapolate meaning with regards to the story that we're interpreting is what makes us thinking and human. And that's exciting. And we need more of that in this day and age.

I mean, all art is telling some kind of a story and holding on to our own critical authority to be able to extrapolate meaning with regards to the story that we're interpreting is what makes us thinking and human. And that's exciting. And we need more of that in this day and age.