I argue that these memories reflect Audre Lorde’s conception of the erotic, the site of self-love, joy, deep feeling, and empowerment. These memories range from parties to moments of queer sexual ecstasy to defiant revolution and subsequent violence from the government to suppress this resistance. The film depicts Monáe’s character, Jane, restricted to a medical-like table while two white men review her memories one by one, erasing them as they go. In this paper, I argue that the film draws on Afrofuturism to make a statement about the beauty of Black joy and uniqueness, and the vitality of Black, queer resistance to oppressive white supremacist societal structures. I am a Dirty Computer.” With these words, Janelle Monáe introduces the viewer to her visual interpretation of her 2018 album Dirty Computer, a 49-minute film that weaves music videos with an overarching story line about freedom, revolution, and resistance to the erasure of individuality. ℗ 2018 Bad Boy Records, LLC.“My name is Jane 57821. for the world outside of the United States. © 2018 Bad Boy Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. Chris Gehringer, Masterer - Pharrell Williams, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Will Quinnell, Masterer - Janelle Monáe, Production, Additional Production, Vocals, Recorded by, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixer - Janelle Monáe Robinson, Writer - Nathaniel Irvin III, Writer - Sean "Diddy" Combs, ExecutiveProducer - andrew horowitz, Synthesizer - Chuck Lightning, Additional Production, ExecutiveProducer - Nate Wonder, ExecutiveProducer - Roman GianArthur, Guitar - Nana Kwabena Tuffuor, Writer - Nate "Rocket" Wonder, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Production, Additional Background Vocals, Drum Programmer, Recorded by, Synthesizer - Roman GianArthur Irvin, Writer - The Skunks, Additional Background Vocals - Taylor Parks, Writer - Nana Kwabena, Additional Background Vocals, Drum Programmer, CoProducer - Joshua Dean, Writer - Kellindo, Guitar
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