Tag Archives: Beyoncé

On Lemonade, Part II

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Sharyn

The first part of this post can be found here. Beyoncé’s Lemonade album debuted as a “visual album” on HBO just before the album itself dropped. This short film contains all of the songs from the album along with Bey reading various … Continue reading →

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On Lemonade, Part I

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Sharyn

I, like everyone, can’t stop talking abut Beyoncé this year. I wrote about her “Formation” video and Super Bowl Halftime performance here and here. I’d like to add to the excellent conversations that are happening everywhere online right now about … Continue reading →

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OK, Scholars, Let’s Discuss “Formation” (Part II)

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Sharyn

In part two of this blog post, I’d like to talk about the Superbowl halftime show featuring Beyoncé and her coterie of backup dancers. (Part I is here) Much has been made of their outfits, which echo components of the … Continue reading →

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OK, Scholars, Let’s Discuss “Formation” (Part I)

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Sharyn

After a hiatus, the blog is back. And I, like everyone else, want to talk about Beyoncé’s new song and video, “Formation.” But before I do, I’d ask readers to first read/listen to the following: Yaba Blay’s article about the … Continue reading →

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