sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies
Abstract
Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance and 2019 Homecoming film set the stage for a radical Black queer reimagining. Yet, how can Beyoncé—who is straight—be located within a queer critique? In this paper, I argue that through a radical and political expansion of queer, the creative deployment of dis/identification, and the unapologetic expression of the erotic, Beyoncé performs an embodiment of queer of color critique. These creative gestures within “Beychella” invite viewers into a queer futuristic utopian and provide new creative modes to politically inhabit, resist, and reimagine interlocking systems of oppression.
Keywords: Beyoncé, queer, dis/identification, erotic, QoCC, intersectionality
Publication Date
2021
Recommended Citation
Brownell, Jolie V.
(2021)
"“Beychella:” Beyoncé’s Homecoming to A Futuristic Queer Utopian,"
sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies: Vol. 14, Article 3.
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https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/sprinkle/vol14/iss1/3
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