Music Matters XXIV - Panel Discussion on Janelle Monáe and Queer Afrofuturisms in Music with DAN HASSLER-FORREST (Utrecht) and MAGDALENA FÜRNKRANZ (Vienna)

Panel Discussion on Janelle Monáe and Queer Afrofuturisms in Music with Dr. Dan Hassler-Forrest (Utrecht University) and Dr. Magdalena Fürnkranz (University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna)

Dr Dan Hassler-Forrest (Utrecht University) is the author of the new book Janelle Monáe's Queer Afrofuturism: Defying Every Label and Dr Magdalena Fürnkranz (University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna) is the author of a number of articles on Queer and Feminist popular music performance practices. In this discussion, both scholars will present on the impact of Monáe's work and will then engage in discussion across their two theoretical approaches.