Black Celebrity, Racial Politics, and the Press: Framing Dissent (Routledge Transformations in Race and Media) 1st Edition

by Sarah J. Jackson (Author)

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Shifting understandings and ongoing conversations about race, celebrity, and protest in the twenty-first century call for a closer examination of the evolution of dissent by black celebrities and their reception in the public sphere. This book focuses on the way the mainstream and black press have covered cases of controversial political dissent by African American celebrities from Paul Robeson to Kanye West. Jackson considers the following questions: 1) What unique agency is available to celebrities with racialized identities to present critiques of American culture? 2) How have journalists in both the mainstream and black press limited or facilitated this agency through framing? What does this say about the varying role of journalism in American racial politics? 3) How have framing trends regarding these figures shifted from the mid-twentieth century to the twenty-first century? Through a series of case studies that also includes Eartha Kitt, Sister Souljah, and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Jackson illustrates the shifting public narratives and historical moments that both limit and enable African American celebrities in the wake of making public politicized statements that critique the accepted racial, economic, and military systems in the United States.

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About the Author

Sarah J. Jackson is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University, USA. Her research examines the construction of social identities in national debates about citizenship, inequality, and social change. Jackson’s research has appeared in The International Journal of Press Politics and Feminist Media Studies.

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Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (June 4, 2014)
Language : English
Hardcover : 218 pages
ISBN-10 : 0415707072
ISBN-13 : 978-0415707077
Item Weight : 1 pounds
Dimensions : 6.3 x 0.7 x 9.1 inches

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Christina Day

A standout book!

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2015

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I enjoyed reading this book. I especially liked how the author organized the chapters with a focus on a particular event or person in history. My favorite chapters were about Eartha Kitt's visit to the White House in 1968 and Sister Souljah's reaction (and the mainstream media's reaction to her) to the riots in Los Angeles in 1992. Dr. Jackson's writing is easy and clear to understand even if you're not in academia. She paints a vivid picture of the individuals she focuses on and what they tried to do to make their voices heard even in a very challenging environment. Her writing skills and ability to draw the reader in makes it easy to want to continue to read her work moving forward. I encourage anyone to read this book if you're looking to educate yourself on how the mainstream media has had (and still has) a significant impact on how black celebrity and racial politics are viewed.

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hilal isler

rethinking race, celebrity, and dissent

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2018

so glad to have found this book, as it is growing my understanding of "black celebrity," race, and dissent; helping me contextualize/examine the ways in which mainstream press/public discourse has framed african american "celebrity" critiques of american history, politics, culture. readers will find in this book (essentially a collection of case studies), an engaging dialogue of experience and ideas: the convergence of public issues and personal identities. this is a thought-provoking, resonant, necessary text. highly recommended. five stars.

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