MSF Podcast 34: Diasporic Connections: Ways that Beyonce Constructs the US South as Motherland

Diasporic Connections: Ways that Beyonce Constructs the US South as Motherland

On the heels of Beyonce’s 7th Studio album act i RENAISSANCE, I did a LIVE podcast recording for some folks over IG.

For this episode, I talk about the ways that she constructs the “US South” as the Black US folks’ “Motherland” through vivid imagery, symbols and powerful language.

For this, I talk about Black Pride and Beyonce through a textual/ lyrics analysis of Black Parade. There’s so much Black richness in this song!

• The Baobab tree that she talks about, which has been related to the tree of life
• Allusions to Yoruba and Orisha culture
• I talk about how she’s invoked the planetary energy of Saturn with this most recent project. 
• There are a lot of gems in this one, go listen to this and my other podcast episodes!

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