Beyoncé at Yale
Highlights media coverage and conversations surrounding Daphne A. Brooks’s 2025 Yale course examining Beyoncé’s cultural, political, and artistic impact. Featuring national and international press, broadcast interviews, and podcast discussions, it gathers reporting and commentary on the course’s approach to Black feminist sound, popular music, and the intellectual life of contemporary performance.
Second Spin: Beyoncé Part 3 (with Dr. Daphne Brooks)
Daphne A. Brooks joins Pop Pantheon for a wide-ranging conversation on Beyoncé’s artistic evolution from her 2013 self-titled visual album through the lead-up to Renaissance. In this republished episode, Brooks reflects on Beyoncé’s innovations in visual storytelling, performance, and cultural authorship, offering critical insight into the frameworks that continue to shape contemporary pop music and Black feminist sound.
December 24, 2024
Yale University to Offer Beyoncé Course Centered Around Cultural Impact
NBC Connecticut reports on Yale’s upcoming spring course, “Beyoncé Makes History,” taught by Professor Daphne A. Brooks. In the segment, Brooks discusses how the class will analyze Beyoncé’s albums and performances in conversation with African American liberation struggles, cultural memory, and intellectual traditions across African American Studies, American history, and gender studies.
November 27, 2024
Updated December 2, 2024
What Will the Beyoncé Course at Yale University Entail? Prof. Daphne Brooks Explains
Daphne A. Brooks speaks with CBS News about what students can expect from her 2025 course, “Beyoncé Makes History.” In the interview, Brooks outlines how the class will examine Beyoncé’s music, performances, and multimedia projects as entry points into Black radical traditions, cultural theory, and political thought.
November 19, 2024
The Sunday Show With Jonathan Capehart: November 17, 2024
Daphne A. Brooks joins The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart to discuss Yale’s new course examining Beyoncé’s cultural impact. In this segment, Brooks explores how the class approaches Beyoncé’s artistry, archives, and influence within Black feminist thought and contemporary American culture.
November 17, 2024
Yale University offering new course on the cultural impact of Beyoncé
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Daphne Brooks, a professor at Yale University, about her upcoming course: “Beyoncé Makes History: Radical Tradition, Culture, Theory & Politics Through Music.”
November 13, 2024
Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League university is set to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacy
The Boston Globe highlights Yale’s forthcoming course on Beyoncé, examining the global artist’s cultural and political legacy. The article features Professor Daphne A. Brooks and her approach to teaching Beyoncé as a figure central to contemporary music, Black feminist thought, and American cultural history.
November 12, 2024
Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League university is set to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacy
The Associated Press spotlights Yale’s upcoming course, “Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition, Culture, Theory & Politics Through Music,” taught by Professor Daphne A. Brooks. The article explores how the class will examine Beyoncé’s work from her 2013 self-titled visual album through Cowboy Carter, positioning her music as a portal into Black intellectual traditions, social movements, and cultural history.
November 11, 2024
Yale to offer new course on Beyoncé’s cultural impact in spring 2025
Students in Professor Daphne Brooks’ course will dive into archives and visual albums to understand Beyoncé’s influence on Black feminist thought and American culture.
November 7, 2024