Event Title
“Don’t Need No Kin from West Virginia to Have it in Ya”: The Art of Crossing Over
Location
Science Center A247
Start Date
10-28-2016 3:30 PM
End Date
10-28-2016 4:50 PM
Abstract
The purpose of this research project is to analyze the relationships among cultural production, audience consumption, and racial essentialism, using the artists Teena Marie, Rissi Palmer, George Michael, Kelis, and Eminem as my case studies. Due to the legacy of “cultural appropriation,” discussions around who can perform what kinds of music based off of their identities are commonplace. I argue that the artists I have chosen have navigated a liminal space around racial identity and performance, and that their chart successes and failures speak to a greater issue around the formation of whiteness vs. the racialized “other” as a binary.
Recommended Citation
Moaton, Anthony, "“Don’t Need No Kin from West Virginia to Have it in Ya”: The Art of Crossing Over" (2016). Celebration of Undergraduate Research. 2.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/cour/2016/panel_06/2
Major
Performance Studies
Award
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF)
Project Mentor(s)
Matthew Rarey, Art
Document Type
Presentation
“Don’t Need No Kin from West Virginia to Have it in Ya”: The Art of Crossing Over
Science Center A247
The purpose of this research project is to analyze the relationships among cultural production, audience consumption, and racial essentialism, using the artists Teena Marie, Rissi Palmer, George Michael, Kelis, and Eminem as my case studies. Due to the legacy of “cultural appropriation,” discussions around who can perform what kinds of music based off of their identities are commonplace. I argue that the artists I have chosen have navigated a liminal space around racial identity and performance, and that their chart successes and failures speak to a greater issue around the formation of whiteness vs. the racialized “other” as a binary.
Notes
Session II, Panel 6 - Culture & Place