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Representations of Black Womanhood on Television
Being Mara Brock Akil|
36,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 01.07.2019 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781498592673 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 218 |
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<span>Being Mara Brock Akil: Representations of Black Womanhood on Television</span>
<span> examines the body of work of Mara Brock Akil, the showrunner who produced </span>
<span>Girlfriends, The Game, Being Mary Jane</span>
<span>, and </span>
<span>Love Is__.</span>
<span> The contributions to this volume are theoretically anchored in Patricia Hill Collin’s </span>
<span>Black Feminist Thought</span>
<span>, with a focus on how Brock Akil’s shows intentionally address Black humanity and specifically provide context for Black women’s lived experiences and empathy for Black womanhood by featuring woman-centered characters with flaws, strength, and complexity. Shauntae Brown White and Kandace L. Harris have compiled a volume that analyzes themes that define Black womanhood and examines audience reception of and social media interaction with Brock Akil’s work. </span>
<span> examines the body of work of Mara Brock Akil, the showrunner who produced </span>
<span>Girlfriends, The Game, Being Mary Jane</span>
<span>, and </span>
<span>Love Is__.</span>
<span> The contributions to this volume are theoretically anchored in Patricia Hill Collin’s </span>
<span>Black Feminist Thought</span>
<span>, with a focus on how Brock Akil’s shows intentionally address Black humanity and specifically provide context for Black women’s lived experiences and empathy for Black womanhood by featuring woman-centered characters with flaws, strength, and complexity. Shauntae Brown White and Kandace L. Harris have compiled a volume that analyzes themes that define Black womanhood and examines audience reception of and social media interaction with Brock Akil’s work. </span>
<span>Being Mara Brock Akil </span>
<span>examines the body of work of the showrunner who produced </span>
<span>Girlfriends, The Game, Being Mary Jane, and Love Is___</span>
<span> . Grounded in </span>
<span>Black Feminist Thought</span>
<span>, this book analyzes themes that define Black womanhood and examine audience reception and social media interaction.</span>
<span>examines the body of work of the showrunner who produced </span>
<span>Girlfriends, The Game, Being Mary Jane, and Love Is___</span>
<span> . Grounded in </span>
<span>Black Feminist Thought</span>
<span>, this book analyzes themes that define Black womanhood and examine audience reception and social media interaction.</span>
<span>Introduction: Being Mara</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 1: ‘</span>
<span>Girlfriends</span>
<span> - There, Through Thick and Thin!’: African American Female Sisterhood and the Quest for Happiness</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 2: Professional Success, Personal Turmoil: The Black Working Woman Image in </span>
<span>Girlfriends</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 3: Real, Respectable, or Both: Respectability on </span>
<span>Being Mary Jane</span>
<span> through the Words of Mara Brock Akil</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 4: ‘Girl, You Know I Got You:’ The Ideology of Sisterhood on </span>
<span>Being Mary Jane</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 5: What </span>
<span>Love Is</span>
<span> and Is Not: A Critical Discourse Analysis</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 6: Navigating The Game of Life: Women Viewers & </span>
<span>The Game</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 7: Social Networks, Television and Black Women: An Analysis of Facebook Representations of </span>
<span>Being Mary Jane</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 8: Social TV and Stereotypes: The Social Construction of #BeingMaryJane on Twitter</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 9: @MaraAkil: An Analysis of the Mara’s Balance of Life, Family and Production on Instagram</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Afterword</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 1: ‘</span>
<span>Girlfriends</span>
<span> - There, Through Thick and Thin!’: African American Female Sisterhood and the Quest for Happiness</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 2: Professional Success, Personal Turmoil: The Black Working Woman Image in </span>
<span>Girlfriends</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 3: Real, Respectable, or Both: Respectability on </span>
<span>Being Mary Jane</span>
<span> through the Words of Mara Brock Akil</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 4: ‘Girl, You Know I Got You:’ The Ideology of Sisterhood on </span>
<span>Being Mary Jane</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 5: What </span>
<span>Love Is</span>
<span> and Is Not: A Critical Discourse Analysis</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 6: Navigating The Game of Life: Women Viewers & </span>
<span>The Game</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 7: Social Networks, Television and Black Women: An Analysis of Facebook Representations of </span>
<span>Being Mary Jane</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 8: Social TV and Stereotypes: The Social Construction of #BeingMaryJane on Twitter</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Chapter 9: @MaraAkil: An Analysis of the Mara’s Balance of Life, Family and Production on Instagram</span>
<br>
<br>
<span>Afterword</span>
<span>Kandace L. Harris</span>
<span> is special assistant to the president and associate professor of mass communication and media studies at Shaw University.<br><br><br></span>
<span>Shauntae Brown</span>
<span> White is coordinator of the Women's and Gender Studies program and associate professor in the Department of Mass Communication at North Carolina Central University.</span>
<span> is special assistant to the president and associate professor of mass communication and media studies at Shaw University.<br><br><br></span>
<span>Shauntae Brown</span>
<span> White is coordinator of the Women's and Gender Studies program and associate professor in the Department of Mass Communication at North Carolina Central University.</span>
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