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Component 1: Section A Music Video
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What is this costume an intertextual reference to?
Harry Potter
George Michael music videos
80s Bounce
Baywatch
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Which album was Formation the lead single for?
Dangerously in Love
Sixth studio album Lemonade
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The visual album Beyonce
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How would you describe the gesture codes in this video?
Powerful and assertive
Passive and reserved
Confrontational and aggressive
Flirtatious and invitational
4
How is Beyonce represented in Formation compared to her music videos of the past?
Less sexually objectified
More fashion conscious
More independent
More motivated by racial politics
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What other locations can be seen to have a symbolic significance in this music video?
Antebellum porch/plantation home (slavery and oppression)
Exotic beach location (glamour and sophistication)
Southern home interior (colonial history/power inequalities)
Supermarket interior (consumerism)
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How can Formation be seen to challenge gender stereotypes of passive femininity?
The subversion of traditional gender roles
Through subversive language and explicit sexual references
Through representing Beyonce as reliant on men
Through visual codes connoting independence and empowerment
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What do these lyrics signify?
Beyonce's celebration of 'blackness'/resistance to prejudice
Beyonce's reinforcement of racist stereotypes
Beyonce's preference for spicy food
B's pride about her mixed heritage/diverse cultural identity
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What would be the preferred reading of the representations in this music video?
A publicity gimmick to sell more records
A powerful political protest against racial profiling
A meaningless appropriation of New Orleans culture
A celebration of racial diversity
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Representations of femininity could be read as contradictory because...
Beyonce uses a patriarchal discourse to achieve power
Beyoncé isn't really a feminist
Her husband Jay-z features in the video
Beyonce is still sexualised through revealing costumes
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Beyonce appropriates a patriarchal discourse in order to subvert gender stereotypes through..
Lyrics which objectify men
Phallic gestures e.g the middle fingers
Hyper-masculine posturing e.g. clenched/raised fists
Taking on the role of the colonial 'Master'
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Which conventions of pop music videos does Formation conform to?
Frequent objectification of the female body
Repetitive hook
Elaborate costumes and props
Choreographed dance sequences
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Who directed Formation?
Swedish drummer and director Jonas Akerlund
New York Film school graduate Hannah Lux Davis
Beyonce
Grammy award winning female, Cuban director Melina Matsoukas
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What does this costume symbolise?
Passivity
Success, status and wealth (Gucci)
Unity - black women in formation
Post-feminist exhibitionism
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What media language is used to construct femininity as independent and empowered?
Rebellious/defiant gesture codes e.g. middle fingers
Visual codes e.g. low angle shots and central framing
The use of feminist quotes
Lyrics e.g. 'I'm so reckless when I rock my givenchy dress'
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How can Hall's theory of otherness be applied to Formation?
Formation challenges power inequalities
It reinforces otherness through exotic costumes & locations
It challenges otherness through normalising black culture
Formation is a celebration of 'otherness'
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Is the representation of race in Formation...
Subversive, political and challenging?
Unrealistic?
Highly stereotypical/negative?
Positive/celebratory and diverse?
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What are the connotations of this shot?
Post-feminist empowerment
Racist government response to Hurricane Katrina
Resistance to police brutality (Black Lives Matter)
Black power/activism
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What is the historical context of this song?
Religious Enlightenment
The Swinging Sixties
Slavery and Colonialism
The Gulf War
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Why do you think her star image has evolved in this way?
Her record label have established a new USP for this release
In order to stay relevant and keep audiences interested
Because she is so successful, she has more creative freedom
Because she's having trouble in her marriage
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What are the connotations of this shot?
The break-down of Beyonce's marriage
Humour and Irony
Black appropriation of historically white colonial roles
Resistance to racism/patriarchy/the establishment
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What is the purpose of a music video?
To market the album and make a profit for the artist/label
To entertain
Artistic expression
To inform and educate
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What is the symbolic nature of the choreography in Formation?
Unified resistance to patriarchal/racial oppression
Post-Feminist empowerment
Sexual objectification
New Orleans dance culture
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Stuart Hall argues that in the media, subordinate groups are often...
given more power than dominant groups
given leading roles
constructed as different or 'other'
represented as normal
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Beyonce's mode of address in Formation is...
Direct and confident
Upbeat and humorous
Passive and flirtatious
Confrontational/unapologetic
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What does this lyric signify?
A specific dance routine
A 'call to arms' for black women (black activism)
A feminist celebration of sisterhood
Women should conform to patriarchy
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What context did the Super Bowl performance give the song?
Economic context e.g. high production values
Racial political context e.g. Black Panthers costumes - BLM
Sporting context - reinforcing the songs football themes
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What is the unique selling point of this single?
It's challenging representations of African-Americans
It's sexualisation of women
It's intertextual references to New.O Beat artists/music
It's racial politics (statement of radical black positivity)
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What possible meanings does this lyric have?
Beyoncé's violent/murderous disposition
Intertextuality - slang associated with the Beat music scene
Post-feminist empowerment
Overcoming racial stereotyping
29
Which costumes subvert racial stereotypes?
Black formal corseted dress and suits
Gucci collared dress
Antebellum white lace dresses and parasols
Denim on denim
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Why is New Orleans an important setting in this music video?
It's where Beyonce grew up
Because Beyonce's ancestry is Louisiana Creole
It signifies the song's political agenda (Hurricane Katrina)
It relates to the genre of Bounce music
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Why was Formation released on Feb 6th 2016?
21st birthday of Trayvon Martin
Because it's close to Valentines Day
February is black history month
This was the day before her Super Bowl performance
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How is Formation different from other Beyonce music videos?
More racially and politically motivated
More sexualised
More angry/serious in tone
More upbeat and fun
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What is the social and cultural context of this song?
Hurricane Katrina (uneven government response)
American deep South - cultural identity
Black Lives Matter (police brutality/racism)
Post-feminism - the empowerment of black women
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What intertextual references does the song make to bounce music?
Hyper-sexual dance moves
Messy Mya and Big Freedia samples
Mardi gras costumes
Triggerman beat/call and response style
