1. CASE STUDY: Shakira & her star text in relation to her racial/national identity By Olivia Atkins, Louise Raw & Stephen Shirley BELLY- DANCING!! SPANISH-SPEAKING POPSTAR!! BLONDE, SEXY, EXOTIC HIPS DON'T LIE - SHAKIRA

2. Shakira's Background Imagined Geographies: The deconstruction of Shakira "Woman full of grace" Hyphenated Ethnicity: Lebanese-Colombian Barranquilla - Prominent Syro-Lebanese community "Even at the top of her profession, she's just a girl from Barranquilla" (García Márquez) "I am a walking contradiction... but I accept all of the contradictions within me" [Morgans] "Olá! Bongiorno! Hello! Hola! مرحبا!"

3. Rise To Fame Magia 1990 Peligro 1993

4. ORAL FIXATION 1 & 2

5. Visual Identity Hair & Body (concerns with alienating homegrown fans) Dancing Ability to adapt First World values vs exotic threat Shakira markets herself as the "other" Shakira is the Idealised Transnational Citizen (Elena Cepeda)

6. Lyrical Identity HIPS DON'T LIE : Let me see you move like you come from Colombia Mira en Barranquilla se baila así, say it! Yeah, she's so sexy, every man's fantasy A refugee like me back with the Fugees from a 3rd world country Why the CIA wanna watch us? Colombians and Haitians I ain't guilty, it's a musical transaction No more do we snatch ropes Refugees run the seas 'cause we own our own boats

7. Lyrical Identity Right: Shakira front-cover of Rolling Stones, 2009 "she rather pointedly expressed her plan to 'conquer' the world through her music" in Latina magazine, 2001. This is the same year that she released WW, and the clip we have just shown you clearly demonstrates her ambitious determination to reach the top.

8. Lyrical Identity WHENEVER, WHEREVER: Lucky that my breasts are small and humble So you don't confuse them with mountains Lucky I have strong legs like my mother To run for cover when I need it Lucky you were born that far away so We could both make fun of distance Lucky that I love a foreign land for The lucky fact of your existence

9. Identity & Shakira as a Brand 4th richest woman in music! Has featured in films and recorded for soundtracks Numerous reality TV Shows Adverts: Pepsi & Verizon Created 'pies descalzos' foundation Has held benefit concerts to raise money S by Shakira Pies Descalzos "Education really saves lives. Education is key." - Shakira

10. International Identity Unicef - Ambassador Madonna & anti-Iraq video Colombia cocaine problems Israeli relations Beirut gig - Father WAKA WAKA world cup Gabriel García Márquez Won Grammies & Hollywood walk of fame International family: Pique

11. Conclusion Hyphenated ethnicity Shakira as a contradiction : embraces multiple ethnic identities Crosses boundaries/borders Multilingual

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