‘Dio$ No$ Libre Del Dinero’

An essay on the crossovers between the post-feminist rhetorics and the (post)cultural industries in the work of Rosalía

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post-feminism, Rosalía, late modernity, (post) cultural industries, reggaeton and framenco

Abstract

The ultimate aim of this article is to discuss and perspective the ways in which Rosalía, as an artist, triggers an expanded set of post-feminist narratives, not only in her lyrics, but also in her video clips in this context of late modernity. Thus, maintaining the principle that post-feminist rhetoric is comprehensive and multifaceted, four songs have been analysed: "Malamente" (2018), "Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi" (2019), "Aute Cuture" (2019) and "Juror Que" (2020). In this way, we intended to assess the duality(ies) that guide Rosalía's artistic discourse, thus meeting a dialogic between the (post)cultural industries and the sociological discourse about the objects, narratives and creative imagery emerging from them.

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2021-10-20

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