Title Black celebrity, racial politics, and the press : framing dissent / by Sarah J. Jackson

Published New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014 ©2014

Click on the following:
ProQuest Ebook Central

Copies

Description 1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations Series Routledge transformations in race and media ; 2 Routledge transformations in race and media. Contents Paul Robeson at Peekskill, NY, 1949 -- Eartha Kitt, the White House, and Vietnam, 1968 -- Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Mexico City Olympics, 1968 -- Sister Souljah, Rodney King, and the future President, 1992 -- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and the "The Star-Spangled Banner," 1996 -- Kanye West and Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Conclusion : Black celebrity, racial politics, and the press : going forward Summary "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"--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-198) and index Notes Print version record Subject African American celebrities. African American celebrities -- Press coverage African American political activists. African American political activists -- Press coverage African Americans in mass media. Black people -- Race identity African Americans -- Politics and government. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. African Americans in mass media African American celebrities African American political activists African Americans -- Politics and government Black people -- Race identity Ethnische Identität Presse Rassenpolitik Schwarze Form Electronic book ISBN 9781134588374 1134588372 9781315887043 1315887045 1134588445 9781134588442

  Permalink