Leave it up to New Jersey. Rutgers University's Department of Women's and Gender Studies will soon be offering 'Politicizing Beyonce', a class that will explore the social and cultural significance of Beyonce's music and image. Does she exemplify female empowerment? Or is she the prototype of gender stereotypes singing lyrics like, 'All up in the kitchen in my heels, dinner time. Do whatever that it takes, he's got a winner's mind. Give it all to him'?
I have nothing against Beyonce. I've been known to throw my hands up when 'Independent Women' comes on. To shake it like that, alley cat to 'Get Me Bodied'. She is obviously an extremely hardworker and quite the entrepreneur.
While I am not convinced of this class' worth, it will be interesting to follow-up in a few months after students have had the opportunity to discuss the responsibility Beyonce holds in creating her own image and debate the target audience of this video. I think an equally interesting discussion would be though why Rutgers didn't choose to offer a class on Hillary Rodham Clinton or Condoleeza Rice.
AMEN!! I also would like to hear that discussion... Condoleeza and Hillary are less likely to wear glittery bodysuits; perhaps that reduces their class-worthy potential...
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