Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope
Title | Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope PDF eBook |
Author | Ayanna Dozier |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 155 |
Release | 2020-09-03 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1501355031 |
The question of control for Black women is a costly one. From 1986 onwards, the trajectory of Janet Jackson's career can be summed up in her desire for control. Control for Janet was never simply just about her desire for economic and creative control over her career but was, rather, an existential question about the desire to control and be in control over her bodily integrity as a Black woman. This book examines Janet's continuation of her quest for control as heard in her sixth album, The Velvet Rope. Engaging with the album, the promotion, the tour, and its accompanying music videos, this study unpacks how Janet uses Black cultural production as an emancipatory act of self-creation that allows her to reconcile with and, potentially, heal from trauma, pain, and feelings of alienation. The Velvet Rope's arc moves audiences to imagine the possibility of what emancipation from oppression--from sexual, to internal, to societal--could look like for the singer and for others. The sexually charged content and themes of abuse, including self-harm and domestic violence, were dismissed as “selling points” for Janet at the time of its release. The album stands out as a revelatory expression of emotional vulnerability by the singer, one that many other artists have followed in the 20-plus years since its release.
True You
Title | True You PDF eBook |
Author | Janet Jackson |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2011-12-13 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1416587373 |
With candor and courage, world class entertainer Janet Jackson shares her painful journey to loving herself. She pulls us behind the velvet rope into her unforgettable career, sharing lessons she has learned and revealing the fitness secrets and lifestyle-changing tips she has adopted from her trainer.
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
Title | The New Rolling Stone Album Guide PDF eBook |
Author | Nathan Brackett |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 948 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | POPULAR MUSIC--DISCOGRAPHY. |
ISBN | 0743201698 |
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Out of the Madness
Title | Out of the Madness PDF eBook |
Author | Bart Andrews |
Publisher | HarperPrism |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780061007903 |
The Velvet Rope
Title | The Velvet Rope PDF eBook |
Author | Ayanna Dozier |
Publisher | |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Electronic books |
ISBN | 9781501355059 |
"Discusses a pivitol album in Janet Jackson's career through the lense of black feminist poetics"--
The Velvet Rage
Title | The Velvet Rage PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Downs |
Publisher | Da Capo Lifelong Books |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2006-04-25 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 9780738210612 |
The gay male world today is characterized by seductive beauty, artful creativity, flamboyant sexuality, and, encouragingly, unprecedented acceptability in society. Yet despite the progress of the recent past, gay men still find themselves asking, "Are we really better off?" The inevitable byproduct of growing up gay in a straight world continues to be the internalization of shame, a shame gay men may strive to obscure with a fa?ade of beauty, creativity, or material success. Drawing on contemporary psychological research, the author's own journey to be free of anger and of shame, as well as the stories of many of his friends and clients, The Velvet Rage outlines the three distinct stages to emotional well-being for gay men. Offering profoundly beneficial strategies to stop the insidious cycle of avoidance and self-defeating behavior, The Velvet Rage is an empowering book that will influence the public discourse on gay culture, and positively change the lives of gay men who read it.
Hole's Live Through This
Title | Hole's Live Through This PDF eBook |
Author | Anwen Crawford |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2014-12-18 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1623563771 |
An upbeat, feminist analysis of Hole's landmark 1994 album and its controversial creator, Courtney Love, explores themes of womanhood, desire, disgust, self-destruction, survival and fame. Original.