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Blackness, music, and activism in Janelle Monáe's Afrofuturistic world
Musician, performer, actress, android, Afrofuturist, activist, intellectual. The list could go on and on and it still would not be enough...
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Queering the Orchestra: Classical Music in Drag
Last October, I went to a very queer night. A drag queen was putting on her comedy show, giving some shade, and revealing fabulous...
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Lil Nas X's THAT'S WHAT I WANT: hip-hop masculinity and the "unhappy queer"
More than a year ago, on September 21, 2021, Lil Nas X released his highly awaited debut album Montero, which still stands as an...
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A brief note from the editor
Dear readers, welcome to Listen Closely! Before we start talking some music, I thought it would be good to give you a glimpse of what...
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