Beyhive<\/secret>. \u00bbAcademically, the course is built on two pillars: Beyonc\u00e9 as a performer and black feminism.\u00ab<\/p>\nSteinskog apparently isn\u2019t the only one to jump at the chance to get into Beyonc\u00e9 studies: overwhelming interest in the course required the department to first move it to a larger classroom and then to add new classes. In all, twice as many students as originally planned are enrolled.<\/p>\n
\u00bbFocusing on such a specific topic was admittedly a gamble, but fortunately it appears people are pretty interested in taking the class, to put it mildly,\u00ab Steinskog says.<\/p>\n
Some 75 students are enrolled in \u2018Beyonce, Gender and Race\u2019, which can either be used as the basis for their BA project, or as a course worth 15 or 7.5 ECTS points.<\/p>\n
Why Beyonc\u00e9?<\/h3>\n
There are plenty of influential artists who could form the subject of a course about popular culture, intersectionality or feminism. But, there is only one Beyonc\u00e9.<\/p>\n
\u00bbYou can sense that what she does has an impact on society,\u00ab Steinskog says. \u00bbBeyonc\u00e9 is one of the world\u2019s most recognizable pop musicians, and, whenever she does something new, the media call me and ask for my perspective, precisely because people are interested in what she does. She does being a superstar her own way.\u00ab<\/p>\n
Steinskog expects Beyonc\u00e9 will prove an interesting topic of study particularly when it comes to feminism.<\/p>\n
\u00bbShe\u2019s a controversial feminist, which is crucial. She makes us consider what it means to be a feminist \u2013 or what it can mean, but her feminism is addressed to a non-academic audience,\u00ab Steinskog says.<\/p>\n
One of the most memorable ways in which Beyonc\u00e9 took feminism to the masses was her 2014 VMA performance that featured a huge banner that read \u00bbFEMINIST\u00ab.
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Bach and Beyonc\u00e9<\/h3>\n
Steinskog downplays what he sees as artificial delineations between \u2018high\u2019 and \u2018low\u2019 culture and between \u2018art\u2019 and \u2018popular culture\u2019. As far as he sees it, pop music and pop culture are useful for interpreting our society.<\/p>\n
\u00bbWe\u2019re surrounded by pop culture \u2013 or whatever you choose to call it,\u00ab he says. \u00bbI think it\u2019s important for us to look into what that means in a cultural context, and what it can say about our existence. Put another way: what do our surroundings mean for us and the relations we enter into?\u00ab<\/p>\n
Steinskog, who has written repeatedly about \u2018Afrofuturism<\/secret>\u2019, believes Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s black feminism is something that needs to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n\u00bbBlack feminism can provide an alternative to white, European feminism, and introduce new ways of thinking about feminism. Theory written by black women presents a different point of view and a different frame of reference that can expose us Scandinavians to new ideas.\u00ab<\/p>\n
While students in Steinskog\u2019s course can look forward to hearing Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s music, they should therefore also expect to learn about her feminist message.<\/p>\n
\u00bbThe interesting thing about studying Beyonc\u00e9 is that it\u2019s the first time we\u2019re focusing on an individual female musician. We\u2019ve had classes about male artists and even individual male artists, but, when we\u2019ve focused on women, it\u2019s been in relation to men, which only goes to show how dominant the masculine influence is. A course that seeks to challenge that is extremely important.\u00ab
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In all, twice as many students as originally planned are enrolled.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbFocusing on such a specific topic was admittedly a gamble, but fortunately it appears people are pretty interested in taking the class, to put it mildly,\u00ab Steinskog says.<\/p>\n<p>Some 75 students are enrolled in \u2018Beyonce, Gender and Race\u2019, which can either be used as the basis for their BA project, or as a course worth 15 or 7.5 ECTS points.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Beyonc\u00e9?<\/h3>\n<p>There are plenty of influential artists who could form the subject of a course about popular culture, intersectionality or feminism. But, there is only one Beyonc\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbYou can sense that what she does has an impact on society,\u00ab Steinskog says. \u00bbBeyonc\u00e9 is one of the world\u2019s most recognizable pop musicians, and, whenever she does something new, the media call me and ask for my perspective, precisely because people are interested in what she does. She does being a superstar her own way.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>Steinskog expects Beyonc\u00e9 will prove an interesting topic of study particularly when it comes to feminism.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbShe\u2019s a controversial feminist, which is crucial. She makes us consider what it means to be a feminist \u2013 or what it can mean, but her feminism is addressed to a non-academic audience,\u00ab Steinskog says.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most memorable ways in which Beyonc\u00e9 took feminism to the masses was her 2014 VMA performance that featured a huge banner that read \u00bbFEMINIST\u00ab.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Image","image":{"ID":53532,"id":53532,"title":"giphy, beyonc\u00e9, feminist, gettyimages, royalty free","filename":"giphy.gif","filesize":1998196,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/giphy.gif","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/bliv-bachelor-i-beyonce\/giphy\/","alt":"","author":"14","description":"","caption":"","name":"giphy","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":53505,"date":"2017-08-23 11:22:45","modified":"2017-08-23 11:52:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":636,"height":358,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/giphy-150x150.gif","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/giphy-480x270.gif","medium-width":480,"medium-height":270,"medium_large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/giphy.gif","medium_large-width":636,"medium_large-height":358,"large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/giphy.gif","large-width":636,"large-height":358,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/giphy.gif","1536x1536-width":636,"1536x1536-height":358,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/giphy.gif","2048x2048-width":636,"2048x2048-height":358,"featured-soft":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/giphy-290x163.gif","featured-soft-width":290,"featured-soft-height":163,"featured-hard":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/giphy-290x180.gif","featured-hard-width":290,"featured-hard-height":180,"narrow":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/giphy.gif","narrow-width":636,"narrow-height":358,"extended":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/giphy.gif","extended-width":636,"extended-height":358}},"style":"extended","text_placement":"metadata-right","image_link_url":"","image_link_title":"","caption_prefix":"","enable_alternative_caption":false,"alternative_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<h3>Bach and Beyonc\u00e9<\/h3>\n<p>Steinskog downplays what he sees as artificial delineations between \u2018high\u2019 and \u2018low\u2019 culture and between \u2018art\u2019 and \u2018popular culture\u2019. As far as he sees it, pop music and pop culture are useful for interpreting our society.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe\u2019re surrounded by pop culture \u2013 or whatever you choose to call it,\u00ab he says. \u00bbI think it\u2019s important for us to look into what that means in a cultural context, and what it can say about our existence. Put another way: what do our surroundings mean for us and the relations we enter into?\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>Steinskog, who has written repeatedly about \u2018<secret text=\"A term to describe an art form that uses science fiction and techno culture to create alternate images of Africa and the African diaspora.\">Afrofuturism<\/secret>\u2019, believes Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s black feminism is something that needs to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbBlack feminism can provide an alternative to white, European feminism, and introduce new ways of thinking about feminism. Theory written by black women presents a different point of view and a different frame of reference that can expose us Scandinavians to new ideas.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>While students in Steinskog\u2019s course can look forward to hearing Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s music, they should therefore also expect to learn about her feminist message.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThe interesting thing about studying Beyonc\u00e9 is that it\u2019s the first time we\u2019re focusing on an individual female musician. We\u2019ve had classes about male artists and even individual male artists, but, when we\u2019ve focused on women, it\u2019s been in relation to men, which only goes to show how dominant the masculine influence is. 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