Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe
Supercontext: an autopsy of media · Charlie Bennett
November 8, 20191h 9mExplicit
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Show Notes
This 2018 concept album is about reckoning, celebrating, and reclaiming what it means to be American. We discuss how Monáe uses her platform to advocate for queer and black women while working with big record labels to also produce commercial success.
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