Full Description
With the emergence of popular culture phenomena such as reality television, blogging, and social networking sites, it is important to examine the representation of Black women and the potential implications of those images, messages, and roles. Black Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continues provides such a comprehensive analysis. Using an array of theoretical frameworks and methodologies, this collection features cutting edge research from scholars interested in the relationship among media, society, perceptions, and Black women. The uniqueness of this book is that it serves as a compilation of "hot topics" including ABC's Scandal, Beyoncé's Visual Album, and Oprah's Instagram page. Other themes have roots in reality television, film, and hip hop, as well as issues of gender politics, domestic violence, and colorism. The discussion also extends to the presentation and inclusion of Black women in advertising, print, and digital media.
Contents
Black Women in Popular Culture: An Introduction to the Reader's Journey
Adria Y. Goldman and Alexa A. Harris
Part I: Television and Film
Chapter 1: Scandalous: Olivia Pope and Black Women in Primetime History, Joshua K. Wright
Chapter 2: Meet the Braxtons and the Marys: A Closer Look at Representations of Black Female Celebrities in WE TV's Braxton Family Values and Mary, Mary, Adria Y. Goldman
Chapter 3: Visible But Devalued Through the Black Male Gaze: Degrading Images of the Black Woman in Tyler Perry's Temptation, Christopher K. Jackson
Part II: The Music Industry
Chapter 4: "Don't Make Me Hop After You...:" Black Womanhood and the Dangerous Body in Popular Film, LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant
Chapter 5: Learning to Conquer Metaphysical Dilemmas: Womanist and Masculinist Perspectives on Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls, Robin M. Boylorn and Mark C. Hopson
Chapter 6: Mother Appreciation Rap (MAR) as a Genre and Representation of Black Motherhood, VaNatta S. Ford and Natasha R. Howard
Chapter 7: I
