Postracial resistance : Black women, media, and the uses of strategic ambiguity /
Joseph, Ralina L. 1974-
Postracial resistance : Black women, media, and the uses of strategic ambiguity / Ralina L. Joseph. - New York : New York University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - Critical cultural communication .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Of course I'm proud of my country! : Michelle Obama's post-racial wink -- Because often it's both : racism, sexism, and Oprah's handbags -- I just wanted a world that looked like the one I know : the strategically ambiguous respectability of a Black woman showrunner -- No, but I'm still black : women of color community, hate-watching, and racialized resistance -- They got rid of the naps, that's all they did : women of color critiques of respectability politics, strategic ambiguity, and race hazing -- Do not run away from your blackness : Black women television workers and the flouting of strategic ambiguity -- Coda : have a seat at my table -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index -- About the author.
9781479818426
African Americans and mass media.
Mass media and women.
African American women--Social conditions.
Electronic Books.
P94 / .P678 2018
Postracial resistance : Black women, media, and the uses of strategic ambiguity / Ralina L. Joseph. - New York : New York University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - Critical cultural communication .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Of course I'm proud of my country! : Michelle Obama's post-racial wink -- Because often it's both : racism, sexism, and Oprah's handbags -- I just wanted a world that looked like the one I know : the strategically ambiguous respectability of a Black woman showrunner -- No, but I'm still black : women of color community, hate-watching, and racialized resistance -- They got rid of the naps, that's all they did : women of color critiques of respectability politics, strategic ambiguity, and race hazing -- Do not run away from your blackness : Black women television workers and the flouting of strategic ambiguity -- Coda : have a seat at my table -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index -- About the author.
9781479818426
African Americans and mass media.
Mass media and women.
African American women--Social conditions.
Electronic Books.
P94 / .P678 2018