Aretha Franklin’s Power in Music

Authors

Presenter(s)

Colton Miller Levey

Comments

Presentation: 3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m., Kennedy Union Ballroom

This project reflects research conducted as part of a course project designed to give students experience in the research process.

Course: VAR 250

Files

Description

This poster presentation examines the impact of Aretha Franklin on Black feminism. Through her voice, she displays her call for equality for all women. This presentation will dive deep into how her song “Respect” has become a “feminist anthem” and the significant effect it had on the women during the late 60s throughout the civil and women’s rights movement. This poster presentation, through a close read of the song "Respect" will juxtapose the impact of specific lyrics to larger contexts of the feminist movement, particularly second wave feminism and the call for inclusion of Black women in the movement

Publication Date

4-20-2022

Project Designation

Course Project

Primary Advisor

R. Darden Bradshaw, Michelle Hayford

Primary Advisor's Department

Art and Design

Keywords

Stander Symposium project, College of Arts and Sciences

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Gender Equality; Reduced Inequalities

Recommended Citation

"Aretha Franklin’s Power in Music" (2022). Stander Symposium Projects. 2402.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/2402