Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter-themed NFL halftime show performance showcased Black Americana, and drew in millions of viewers, but it left some viewers asking: Is she America’s greatest propagandist? And which version of America is she promoting?
Brittany Luse is joined by music and Black feminism scholar Daphne A. Brooks (https://afamstudies.yale.edu/people/daphne-brooks) and mass communication historian Nick Cull (https://annenberg.usc.edu/faculty/nicholas-j-cull) , to unpack what is and isn’t propaganda, and how we can sift through political messaging to be more savvy consumers of media.
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