Postcolonial theory: blog tasks

 1) What are the visual cues the article lists as linked to the western genre? 

Cowboys, horses, guns 

2) How did the Yeehaw agenda come about? 

Came about in 2018 celebrating black cowboys 

3) Why has it been suggested that the black cowboy has been 'erased from American culture'? 

Due to misrepresentation as primarily it was white cowboys 

4) How has the black cowboy aesthetic been reflected by the fashion industry?

Through the western accessories like cowboys hats, guns, horses 

5) Read the section on Lil Nas X and Old Town Road. What does it suggest about race and the country music community?

Even though it reached billboards it was taken down due to the genre racial biases and the challenges faced by black artists 

6) What elements of the song and music video are suggested to be authentically country and western?

The start of the video in the Wild West setting with horses, cowboy outfits and guns 

7) What genres of music does the article suggest have been shaped by black influences? 

Hip hop music 

8) In your opinion, what do you think has been the driving force behind the Yeehaw movement? 

The generic stereotype that all cowboys all white has led to the celebration of black cowboys to increase popularity 

Applying postcolonial theory to Old Town Road

Revise the postcolonial theories we have studied and apply them to the Old Town Road music video: 

1) How does the Old Town Road music video both reinforce and challenge black stereotypes in the media?

It reinforces them from dance battles to car races but challenges them with lil nas x being a cowboy 

2) How could you argue that the Old Town Road video challenges Gilroy's theory of double consciousness?

As it shows a confident music video between hip hop and western music 

3) How does Lil Nas X and Old Town Road provide an example of Hall's theory of race representations? Alternatively, you could argue against this if you prefer.  

4) Are there any examples of Alvarado's theory of black stereotypes in the Old Town Road video? Why/why not?

5) How does Lil Nas X provide a compelling case study for bell hooks's theory of intersectionality?

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