Walking the Tightrope: Selfhood and Speculative Fiction in Janelle Monáe’s The ArchAndroid

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dc.contributor.authorBates, Jessica Rachelen
dc.contributor.committeechairD'Aguiar, Frederick M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberChandler, Gena E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKilkelly, Ann G.en
dc.contributor.departmentEnglishen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:35:42Zen
dc.date.adate2012-05-16en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:35:42Zen
dc.date.issued2012-05-23en
dc.date.rdate2012-05-16en
dc.date.sdate2012-05-07en
dc.description.abstractJanelle Monáe’s multi-part, multi-media work Metropolis can be read as a speculative fiction text. In my work, I examine the ways in which Monáe uses the structure of her second album The ArchAndroid and the music, lyrics, and dance of her video "Tightrope" to contribute to her underlying narrative. The ArchAndroid creates an auditory experience of time travel by varying the beat and musical style and through the use of specific production techniques. The accompanying video "Tightrope" delineates its titular metaphor through its music, dance, and visuals. These elements, as part of the central narrative of Cindi and Janelle, demonstrate the ways in which Monáe plays with the concept of selfhood by continually recontextualizing identity in time and space.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05072012-133144en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05072012-133144/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42520en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartBates_JR_T_2012.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectdanceen
dc.subjectJanelle Monáeen
dc.subjectmusicen
dc.subjectAfroFuturismen
dc.subjectspeculative fictionen
dc.titleWalking the Tightrope: Selfhood and Speculative Fiction in Janelle Monáe’s The ArchAndroiden
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglishen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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