Black Women Shattering Stereotypes - A Streaming Revolution

This book intertwines analysis of film and television programs made by, for, and about Black women and interviews with over one hundred Black women to discuss how they are fighting back against the racist and sexist stereotypes of Black women purported by mainstream media.

List of contents

Introduction: Black Women Shattering Stereotypes in Film/TV
Chapter 1: Natural Hair, the Marker of Black Female Resistance and Empowerment
Chapter 2: TeamLightSkin v. TeamDarkSkin
Chapter 3: All the Single Ladies: Sex and the Single Woman
Chapter 4: Black Women are Not Always Womanist: The Politics of Empowerment
Chapter 5: "I'm Talking to You": Breaking the Fourth Wall
Chapter 6: Funny Women: Laughing With, Not Laughing At
Chapter 7: History Lessons: We are Strong, Independent Women
Conclusion: A Reason for Hope
Appendix I: Quoted Participant Demographics
Acknowledgements
References
About the Author and Artist

About the author

Kay Siebler is professor of English at University of Nebraska Omaha.

Product details

• Authors: Kay Siebler, Siebler Kay
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781793636003
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-600-3
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Ethnic groups & multicultural studies, Gender studies: women, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Gender studies: women & girls