Representations of Black Women in the Media

The Damnation of Black Womanhood

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Marquita Marie Gammage

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Routledge Transformations in Race and Media

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In 1920 W.E.B. Du Bois cited the damnation of women as linked to the devaluation of motherhood. This dilemma, he argues, had a crushing blow on Black women as they were forced into slavery. Black womanhood, portrayed as hypersexual by nature, became an enduring stereotype which did not coincide with the dignity of mother and wife. This portrayal continues to reinforce negative stereotypes of Black women in the media today. This book highlights how Black women have been negatively portrayed in the media, focusing on the export nature of media and its ability to convey notions of Blackness to the public. It argues that media such as rap music videos, television dramas, reality television shows, and newscasts create and affect expectations of Black women. Exploring the role that racism, misogyny and media play in the representation of Black womanhood, it provides a foundation for challenging contemporary media’s portrayal of Black women.

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Marquita Marie Gammage is Assistant Professor in the Africana Studies Department at California State University, Northridge, USA

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January 3rd, 2018

Author

Marquita Marie Gammage

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

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5 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

168

Series

Routledge Transformations in Race and Media

ISBN-13

9780815386469

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27742321

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