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Ain't I a diva? : Beyoncé and the power of pop culture pedagogy / Kevin Allred ; foreword by Cheryl Clarke.

by Allred, Kevin, 1981- author.

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New York City : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2019.

Beyoncé, 1981- -- Criticism and interpretation.

Popular music -- History and criticism.

Feminism and music.

9781936932603 (paperback) :

1936932601 (paperback) :

xli, 348 pages ; 19 cm

First Feminist Press edition.

Foreword : "Aren't I an archive?" / by Cheryl Clarke -- Introduction : Schoolin' life -- Ain't I a diva? -- Past. Mixing lemonade, remixing America ; Get in/formation ; Ghosts of slavery past -- Present. A crooked room of one's one ; Don't partition me ; What's so queer about Sasha Fierce? ; The whole damn system is guilty as hell -- Future. Out of the ruins ; Politics of resentment ; Fresher than thou -- Epilogue : Let's start over.

"In 2010--long before the release of Lemonade--Professor 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 the process of teaching Beyoncé and what it means to use a superstar to blow up the canon. Examining the entertainer's career alongside the work of Black feminist thinkers, Allred shows how pop culture is so much more than a guilty pleasure--it's an access point for education, entertainment, critical inquiry, and politics. Includes a foreword by Black feminist educator, poet, and activist Cheryl Clarke"--Back cover.

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