Casey Stangel
Final Paper COM 498
February 26, 2017
Forming a Statement
The music video “Formation”, by Beyoncé, illustrates many representations of blackness due to its focus on black feminism and black culture. It exposes the feelings centered around the issues that the black community has endured in the past as well as current issues faced today. It represents the identity of black women and unapologetically represents Beyoncé’s pride in being black and a woman. As I work to unpack this video, I want to focus on the representation of black female bodies, as well as the ways that Beyoncé uses this video to describe blackness and issues in the black community. Beyoncé uses this video to share her pride in her identity as a black woman, …show more content…
[2]The Combahee River Collective began in 1974, in an effort to create a group who had the capability to fight oppression against black females.” (Smith, …show more content…
Based on the article "From Black-ish to Blackness: An Analysis of Black Information Sources’ Influence on Black Identity Development” the more that that black information is shared (through mediums such as the media) it in turn aids in the identity formation of the black community. They concludes that sources that share black history, and black information do indeed provide a positive racial identity development. (Sullivan, Jas M., and Gheni N. Platenburg) This is supportive of the idea that videos such as “Formation” are significant when exposing the issues of black feminism, black female identities, and their intersection with the oppression of the black community. If viewers are feeling more empowered though their racial identity, then Beyoncé is doing her job as an activist to make her audience feel strong through the message that she is sending
Final Paper COM 498
February 26, 2017
Forming a Statement
The music video “Formation”, by Beyoncé, illustrates many representations of blackness due to its focus on black feminism and black culture. It exposes the feelings centered around the issues that the black community has endured in the past as well as current issues faced today. It represents the identity of black women and unapologetically represents Beyoncé’s pride in being black and a woman. As I work to unpack this video, I want to focus on the representation of black female bodies, as well as the ways that Beyoncé uses this video to describe blackness and issues in the black community. Beyoncé uses this video to share her pride in her identity as a black woman, …show more content…
[2]The Combahee River Collective began in 1974, in an effort to create a group who had the capability to fight oppression against black females.” (Smith, …show more content…
Based on the article "From Black-ish to Blackness: An Analysis of Black Information Sources’ Influence on Black Identity Development” the more that that black information is shared (through mediums such as the media) it in turn aids in the identity formation of the black community. They concludes that sources that share black history, and black information do indeed provide a positive racial identity development. (Sullivan, Jas M., and Gheni N. Platenburg) This is supportive of the idea that videos such as “Formation” are significant when exposing the issues of black feminism, black female identities, and their intersection with the oppression of the black community. If viewers are feeling more empowered though their racial identity, then Beyoncé is doing her job as an activist to make her audience feel strong through the message that she is sending