Donna Summer

Crawford: The lasting impact of Donna Summer

November 11, 2022

If you listen closely to the final track on Beyoncé’s critically acclaimed house album, “Renaissance,” you may recognize a familiar techno synth melody. On “SUMMER RENAISSANCE,” Beyoncé’s...

Liner Notes: Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” builds a gender and sexually inclusive disco dreamland

August 2, 2022

Renaissance: a cultural rebirth in every sense of the word. First coined by the French in the 14th through 17th centuries as a rediscovery of philosophy and artistry, the Renaissance opened the world to...

Queen Bs: Northwestern graduate produces off-Broadway show highlighting identity issues through drag

October 13, 2016

A&E “We’re all born naked and the rest is drag.” This line from actor and drag queen RuPaul’s song “Born Naked” spoke to Jared Rubin Sprowls (Communication ‘16), who started watching...

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