These essays' focus on the likes of feminism, race, gender and other topics surrounding Beyonce. The ideas presented are interesting and important. Some of the writing did go over my head and I did skim some of the work.

I received a copy of this book via Netgalley.

Having majored in film and television studies at university (with a slight obsession for stardom and celebrity culture), this book was bound to be something i could really sink my teeth into.

And i certainly wasn't disappointed.

The essays function as masterful autopsies into each facet of Beyonce's persona, exploring the manner in which she is able to perform a variety of oppositional roles (mother/vixen/black/icon/wife/feminist) while harnessing cross cultural/musical appeal. Although this reads very much like an academic text, the writing isn't overtly technical so as to be inaccessible to the everyday reader.

I really quite enjoyed reading this book, and the fact i was able to read it in snack sized pieces before bed or during my lunch break was definitely a bonu.

I love Beyonce. I love everything about her; her voice, her stance on women's rights and her stance on the black lives matter movement. What was interesting was to see how this book embraced and also challenged some of those beliefs and offered an insight to what the media does with western culture celebrities and how dominant discourse is used to 'brainwash' society.