Janet Jacksons The Velvet Rope
Janet Jacksons The Velvet Rope The question of control for Black women is a costly one. Control for Janet was never simply just about her desire for economic and creative control over her career but…
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Janet Jacksons The Velvet Rope
The question of control for Black women is a costly one. Control for Janet was never simply just about her desire for economic and creative control over her career but was, rather, an existential question about the desire to control and be in control over her bodily integrity as a Black woman.This book examines Janet's continuation of her quest for control as heard in her sixth album, The Velvet Rope. From 1986 onwards, the trajectory of Janet Jackson's career can be summed up in her desire for control.
The Velvet Rope's arc moves audiences to imagine the possibility of what Engaging with the album, the promotion, the tour, and its accompanying music videos, this study unpacks how Janet uses Black cultural production as an emancipatory act of self-creation that allows her to reconcile with and, potentially, heal from trauma, pain, and feelings of alienation.