Music Video: Postcolonial theory

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 Wider reading on race and Old Town Road

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

.Rhinestones
.Cowboy hats
.Cow patterns

2) How did the Yeehaw agenda come about? 

During the trend where black pop fiigures wore cowboy garb.

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

Because 'cowboys' connotes to the image of white cowboys.

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

New York fashion week (2019): performers were dressed like cowboys

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

It suggests that they wouldn't consider 'Old town road' to be part of the western music genre because of race, not because of what the music sounds like.

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

The environment and the horses.

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

.Electronic music
.Rock and Roll
.Punk

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

I think the driving force was to make audiences feel like it is normal for black artists to make music in a genre that is typically used by white artists.

Applying postcolonial theory to Old Town Road

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

It challenges these stereotypes through their behaviour by portraying them as kind and gentle. It reinforces these stereotypes through the area which is the 'hood' and is also a stereotypical place that black people live in.

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

Gilroy's theory is challenged in the Old Town Road video as there is a sense of comfort created through the representation of both black american and black cowboy culture.

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.  

Native: dances on horses, lives in the hood
Comedic figure: Horse car race, Chris Rock

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

Humorous: Chris Rock
Exotic: Costumes

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

Lil Nas X's identity as both black and gay places him at the intersection of race and sexuality, making him a target for both racism and homophobia.


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