Alyssa Favreau Janelle Monáe’s The ArchAndroid (Paperback) 33 1/3 (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Janelle Monáe’s The ArchAndroidCondition: NewEAN: 9781501355707ISBN: 9781501355707Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic USAFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/04/2021Item Height: 165mmItem Length: 121mmAuthor: Alyssa FavreauLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 1501355708Description: In Janelle Monáe’s full-length debut, the science fiction concept album The ArchAndroid, the android Cindi Mayweather is on the run from the authorities for the crime of loving a human. Living in 28th century Metropolis, Cindi fights for survival, soon realizing that she is in fact the prophesied ArchAndroid, a robot messiah meant to liberate the masses and lead them toward a wonderland where all can be free.Taking into account the literary merit of Monáe’s astounding multimedia body of work, the political relevance of the science fictional themes and aesthetics she explores, and her role as an Atlanta-based pop cultural juggernaut, this book explores the lavish world building of Cindi’s story, and the many literary, cinematic, and musical influences brought together to create it. Throughout, a history of Monáe’s move to Atlanta, her signing with Bad Boy Records, and the trials of developing a full-length concept album in an industry devoted to the production of marketable singles can be found, charting the artist’s own rise to power. The stories of Monáe and of Cindi are inextricably entwined, each making the other more compelling, fantastical, and deeply felt.Country/Region of Manufacture: USBook Series: 33 1/3Genre: Music Dance & TheatreItem Weight: 148gRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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