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Francesca T. Royster

About

Francesca T. Royster is a professor of English at DePaul University, author of Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions, Sounding Like a No-No: Queer Sounds and Eccentric Acts in the Post-Soul Era, and Becoming Cleopatra: The Shifting Image of an Icon, and coeditor of “Uncharted Country,” a special issue of the Journal of Popular Music Studies on race and country music.

Articles

Issue 119, Winter 2022

Exiting / In

When I got to sit in on one of my father’s classes, or to watch when he recorded at a studio, I saw another side of him, too: relaxed, engaged, and focused.

By Francesca T. Royster
Web Feature

Space, Race, and Country Music

The 2023 Windy City Smokeout was housed in the parking lot of the United Center, on Chicago’s Near West Side.

By Francesca T. Royster
Web Feature

How to Be an Outlaw: Beyoncé’s Daddy Lessons

I want to be an outlaw like Beyoncé. I want to show up where I’m not expected and rock the house, bring the people to their feet.

By Francesca T. Royster