Beyonce

'If i were a boy' highlights in the video the problems women face and how it would be if the gendered roles/stereotypes were subverted.

http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/MC30820/represent.html

Rihanna

http://www.billboard.com/charts#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs?tag=chscr1/r-b-hip-hop-songs?tag=chscr1

Rated R album her comeback album from when she got abused by ex boyfriend Chris Brown her songs and videos got more raunchier as it could of been to show him what he was missing. Also because as a celebrity she is a role model to younger girls and needed to be free from domestic violence therefore she promotes feminism.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/19/rihanna-cd-review

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/22/rihanna-domestic-abuse-helplines

http://music.uk.msn.com/photos/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=155091153&page=6

How does the R&B genre construct certain gender ideologies> Why might this be a concern in a post modern society?

CRITICAL INVESTIGATION Q





How does the R&B genre construct certain gender ideologies? Why might this be a concern in a post modern society?

Ideas for critical investigation

possibly music videos as teenagers tend to listen to the latest music



Issues and Debates

• artists life influencing their music


• how lyrics affect the audience


• how audiences emulate what they see in videos if it has sexual content

Media Theories/Ideas

• voyerism/Self objectification/ Feminism


• todorov- equilibriums