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Tag: Race and Media

Bridgerton’s Romance with Racial Nostalgia
Isabel Molina-Guzmán / University of illinois

May 16, 2022 Isabel Molina-Guzmán / University of Illinois 2 comments

Isabel Molina-Guzmán discusses how Bridgerton‘s escapist, colorblind narrative discursively produces a racial nostalgia that simultaneously erases unpleasant histories of racial conflict, generates pleasure in non-white audiences, and maintains white subjectivity.

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From “Relevance” to “Reckoning” or, Channeling Black Lives Matter on TV – Part Two
Brandy Monk-Payton / Fordham University

March 14, 2022 Brandy Monk-Payton / Fordham University 3 comments

In the second part of her series focusing on Black Lives Matter television, Brandy Monk-Payton interrogates the reboot of The Wonder Years as a site for nostalgia and sentimentalism as constitutive of Black subjectivity.

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From “Relevance” to “Reckoning” or, Channeling Black Lives Matter on TV — Part One
Brandy Monk-Payton / Fordham University

October 18, 2021 Brandy Monk-Payton / Fordham University One comment

Brandy Monk-Payton explores the shift from racial relevance to an active reckoning with race through the lens of Black Lives Matter television.

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In Solidarity(?): A Critique of the K-pop Industry’s Support for Black Lives Matter
Dayna Chatman / University of Oregon

October 27, 2020 Dayna Chatman / University of Oregon 3 comments

Dayna Chatman discusses Black American fans’ experiences of the racially insensitive behavior in K-pop, with suggestions for what solidarity might look like in the genre’s industry and fan communities.

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Activism or Performative Activism?: Investigating Jimmy Butler’s “No Name” NBA Jersey
Jas L. Moultrie and Ralina L. Joseph / University of Washington, seattle

October 26, 2020 Jas L. Moultrie and Ralina L. Joseph / University of Washington One comment

Jas L. Moultrie and Ralina L. Joseph illustrate the power and limitations of players’ voices in the midst of branded corporate activism.

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Race and The Unintended Consequences of Musical Reaction Videos
María Elena Cepeda / Williams College

October 25, 2020 María Elena Cepeda / Williams College One comment

Using Tim and Fred Williams’ musical reaction videos as a case study, María Elena Cepeda discusses racial and generational relations between audiences and content creators as potential drivers of change in production and marketing in the music industry.

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“Go back where you come from!”: Aesthetic identity, “This Land” and “Old Town Road”
Susan McFarlane-Alvarez / Clayton State University

September 16, 2019 Susan McFarlane-Alvarez / Clayton State University One comment

Through a close analysis of Gary Clark Jr.’s “This Land” and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” Susan McFarlane-Alvarez locates important negotiations of what constitutes belonging and country (western).

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Insecure, Issa Rae, and The Interstitial Space of Black Female Friendships
Daelena Tinnin / University of Texas at Austin

July 29, 2019 Daelena Tinnin / University of Texas at Austin Leave a comment

Daelena Tinnin examines the dearth of black female friendships on television, the paradox of visibility, and Insecure‘s liminal possibilities.

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From Colormuteness to Interracial Dialogue (A Love Letter to My MF Students)
Susan Courtney / University of South Carolina

April 24, 2017 Susan Courtney / University of South Carolina 2 comments

Susan Courtney reflects on teaching race and media studies to undergraduates, inspired in part by her fall 2015 course, “Mediating Ferguson, USA: 1915-2015.”

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A Pedagogical Experiment in the Era of Black Lives Matter
Susan Courtney / University of South Carolina

February 26, 2017 Susan Courtney / University of South Carolina 2 comments

Susan Courtney reflects on teaching race and media studies to undergraduates, inspired in part by her fall 2015 course, “Mediating Ferguson, USA: 1915-2015.”

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Mediating Ferguson in Columbia, SC
Susan Courtney / University of South Carolina

November 20, 2016 Susan Courtney / University of South Carolina 2 comments

Susan Courtney reflects on teaching race and media studies to undergraduates, inspired in part by her fall 2015 course, “Mediating Ferguson, USA: 1915-2015.”

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"Blonde is a Kind of Person": A Cultural History of the Dumb Blonde
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New in Over*Flow: @kellymcoyne examines cultural anxiety and ambivalence around the "dumb blonde" stereotype in "Blonde is a Kind of Person": A Cultural History of the Dumb Blonde. Check it out! https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/03/cultural-history-dumb-blonde/

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Monday, Flow day!! Volume 29.05 is now live on the website. ! Head on over to http://flowjournal.org to read the first installment of work by @bimmbles , @trilliz, @kingisafink, @influencerlabor, and @westemilye!

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New in Over*Flow: @rouselaurenc and @melstanfill present the results of a survey of users of popular fan fiction hosting site http://archiveofourown.org, providing updated statistics on fan fiction readers and writers. https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/02/fan-demographics-on-ao3/

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