Date of Award
Fall 12-15-2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Women's Studies
First Advisor
Layli Maparyan
Second Advisor
Amira Jarmakani
Third Advisor
Jonathan Gayles
Abstract
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.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/2375615
Recommended Citation
Benton, Loron, "The Women Behind the Moves: A Phenomenological Study of Video Models." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2011.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/2375615
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