Janelle Monáe's Queer Afrofuturism Defying Every Label |
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| Author:
| Hassler-Forest, Dan |
| Series title: | Global Media and Race Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9788-2669-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2022 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $117.70 |
Book Description:
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This study of singer, actress, activist, and queer icon Janelle Monáe considers her as an intersectional figure who is actively reshaping discourses around race, gender, sexuality, and capitalism. Janelle Monáe's Queer Afrofuturism is an exciting introduction to an audacious innovator whose work offers us fresh ways to talk about identity, desire, and power.
This study of singer, actress, activist, and queer icon Janelle Monáe considers her as an intersectional figure who is actively reshaping discourses around race, gender, sexuality, and capitalism. Janelle Monáe's Queer Afrofuturism is an exciting introduction to an audacious innovator whose work offers us fresh ways to talk about identity, desire, and power.