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The Women Behind the Moves: A Phenomenological Study of Video Models

Benton, Loron
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This research studied three women who have performed in hip hop music videos. Previous literature concerning these women, including memoirs, men’s magazine interviews, and Black feminist scholarship, has situated them as video vixens, terminology that all three participants disputed applied to them. The research was completed in two parts—a face-to-face phenomenological interview and a semi-structured telephone interview. In the phenomenological interview, the initial question—what are your experiences as a woman who dances/models in music videos?—was posed. The answers ranged from musings about professionalism and the lack thereof in the industry to the politics of skin color and nationality. The semi-structured interview allowed the participants to clarify or expound on experiences they discussed during the first interview.

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2011-12-15
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Research Projects
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Black feminism, Video vixens, video models, Hip hop, music videos
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Benton, Loron. "The Women Behind the Moves: A Phenomenological Study of Video Models." 2011. Thesis, Georgia State University. https://doi.org/10.57709/2375615
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2011-11-28
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