Representations of Black Womanhood on Television
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African American Studies
Being Mary Jane
Black feminist thought
black representation
Black womanhood
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Communication
cultural analysis
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Film Studies
Girlfriends
Mara Brock Akil
media studies
Womanhood and television
Women's and Gender Studies
women's representation
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- ISBN 9781498592680
- Weight: 304g
- Dimensions: 154 x 218mm
- Publication Date: 06 Jul 2021
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Being Mara Brock Akil: Representations of Black Womanhood on Television examines the body of work of Mara Brock Akil, the showrunner who produced Girlfriends, The Game, Being Mary Jane, and Love Is__. The contributions to this volume are theoretically anchored in Patricia Hill Collin’s Black Feminist Thought, 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.
Kandace L. Harris is special assistant to the president and associate professor of mass communication and media studies at Shaw University.
Shauntae Brown 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.
