McPeake, Zoe2018-09-112018-09-112018-09-11http://hdl.handle.net/10393/38093http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-22348Through an intersectional feminist lens using Critical Discourse Analysis, this thesis investigates the representations of four prominent women, their embodiments and their sexualities in the lyrics of their songs.enGenderQueer TheorySexualityRepresentationPopular CultureFemininityMusic TheoryFeminismNormativityHeteronormativityBinaryWomenEmbodimentMusicPopular MusicDiversityNicki MinajKaty PerryMiley CyrusMeghan TrainorDiscourseCritical Discourse AnalysisFat StudiesCritical Disability StudiesLGBTQI+LGBTThesis