Lecture and discussion with Prof Dr Christoph Jacke
Whether on the smartphone, in the concert arena or in music media and media music: stars and celebrities of pop music cultures shine in the truest sense of the word. The productions of Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Anohni and Rammstein are worlds apart. The UN Sustainable Development Goals call for reducing inequality, utilising opportunities and strengthening representation. Nothing could be more obvious than to look for traces of masculinity, femininity and diversity in star cultures. How do these famous and popular figures sometimes regressively reinforce categories of gender, sometimes progressively make them porous or even dissolve them? Selected case studies will be used to discuss some stars and their images, pictures and sounds.
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