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Vance Joy   - Riptide The song fits into the genres of indie folk and indie pop, which explains why the music video draws its influences from indie sub-culture, evident in the fashions and locations featured in the video. Indie sub-culture is heavily influenced by iconography which revolves around the natural world and vintage culture, and a lot of music videos that fit into the indie genre focus themselves around natural spaces and areas. The indie fashions which are featured in the music video are also reinforced in motive by the overall look of the video, which has a somewhat vintage feel. This is due to the effects used on the video which make it appear also aged due to warmer colour balance used on the clips. Video also relates to the idea of the male gaze, which was proposed by Laura Mulvey. The male gaze is a concept of second-wave feminism in which the camera (and subsequently, the viewer) are put into the perspective of a heterosexual man, thus allowing for th

Beyoncé uses her work to fight for black rights With her spectacular intervention in front of millions of TV viewers, Beyoncé brought radical politics to mainstream pop.T he message of “Formation” pounds through, like an elegant, detailed, modern civil rights seminar.It shows visuals on the black American experience, past and present. she is an icon to the music industry and with this she has used her fame to get across racial issues that are affecting back rights. Her performance is to convey messages about what is wrong and how people are suffering due to  inequality. Beyoncé is a feminist icon On the other hand, Beyonce has been remarkably successful in her singing career.  Most people, I think, would agree that this success is primarily a result of her talent as a singer and songwriter.  And, in this sense, she is a feminist icon.  She is an example of a woman who broke into the music industry and rose, by her