Madonna’s Drowned Worlds
In December 2003 we published an article about a book of essays on the Queen of Pop titled “Madonna’s Drowned Worlds: New Approaches to Her Subcultural Transformations, 1983-2003” that was about to be released by Ashgate Publishing in mid 2004.
Today that the book, compiled by
Santiago Fouz-Hernández and Freya Jarman-Ivens and featuring new theoretical approaches to Madonna‘s work, is out we would like to put the spotlight on it once again. This collection of essays explores the themes of gender, sexuality, ethnicity and celebrity consumption through the lens of Madonna‘s songs, videos and shows. An international array of scholars portrays Madonna‘s popularization of the notion that identity is not fixed and can be continuously rearranged and revamped.
While the contributors refer to classic cultural theorists such as Baudrillard, Žižek, Foucault and Barthes, new theoretical trends feature prominently.
The collection focuses on new Madonna-related topics such as Hinduism, Judaism, Japanese culture, all-American culture, queer culture, motherhood and her influence on newer “girl acts”.
Click here to access MadonnaTribe‘s archive to read a excerpt from the book about Madonna exploring a Latin character/persona in her videos.