Publications and Conferences

Publications

• Paradza, J.C. (2022). “Beyonce has helped usher in a renaissance for African artists”. The Conversation Africa. https://theconversation.com/beyonce-has-helped-usher-in-arenaissance-for-african-artists-188099
• Paradza, J.C. (2022). “Beyoncé ajudou a impulsionar um renascimento de artistas africanus”. Interesse Nacional. https://interessenacional.com.br/edicoes-posts/beyonce-ajudou-aimpulsionar-um-renascimento-de-artistas-africanos/
• Paradza, J.C. (2022). “Comment Beyoncé a contribué à la diffusion des cultures africaines”. The Conversation France. https://theconversation.com/comment-beyonce-a-contribue-a-ladiffusion-des-cultures-africaines-188477
• Paradza, J.C. (2022). “Popular music renews Africa’s image”. RE.SEARCH, (3), 28–29. https://www.up.ac.za/research-matters/article/3026415/research-magazine
• Paradza, J.C. (2023). “Beyoncé is going on a world tour. Why she shouldn’t ignore Africa”. The Conversation Africa. https://theconversation.com/beyonce-is-going-on-a-world-tour-whyshe-shouldnt-ignore-africa-199312

Conferences

• 2022. “Afrofuturism in Black Is King”. International Conference on Arts and Humanities, (presenter) 7–8 September 2023. Virtual.
• 2022. “Gender, race, class and sexuality through music genres in Beyoncé’s Lemonade: An intersectional analysis”. International Conference on Gender and Sexuality, (presenter) 13–14 October 2023. Virtual.
• 2023. “Bey-feminism in South Africa: The role of Beyoncé’s music in expression (hip-hop) feminist thought”. Association for Popular Music Education Graduate Conference, (presenter) 20–21 January 2023. Virtual.
• 2023. “Beyoncé’s Lemonade in South Africa: Exploring perceptions of the visual album as a medium for intersectionality”. Music, Research and Activism Conference, (presenter) 10–13 May 2023. Helsinki, Finland.
• 2023. “Beyoncé’s Black Is King: Afrofuturistic and Intersectional Portrayals of Africa and the Black Diaspora through Cultural Appropriation and Appreciation”. South African Society for Research in Music, (presenter) 25–27 August 2023. University of the Western Cape, South Africa.