Working While Black
Essays on Television Portrayals of African American Professionals
Herausgeber: Brackett, Latoya T.
Working While Black
Essays on Television Portrayals of African American Professionals
Herausgeber: Brackett, Latoya T.
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Since the 1990s and the recent rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, there has been a rise in diverse racial representation on television. In particular, Black characters evolved and began to move away from racial stereotypes. In this collection of essays, the representation of Black characters in professional careers is examined.
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Since the 1990s and the recent rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, there has been a rise in diverse racial representation on television. In particular, Black characters evolved and began to move away from racial stereotypes. In this collection of essays, the representation of Black characters in professional careers is examined.
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Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
- Seitenzahl: 228
- Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2021
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 150mm x 224mm x 25mm
- Gewicht: 318g
- ISBN-13: 9781476675213
- ISBN-10: 147667521X
- Artikelnr.: 61323170
- Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
- Seitenzahl: 228
- Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2021
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 150mm x 224mm x 25mm
- Gewicht: 318g
- ISBN-13: 9781476675213
- ISBN-10: 147667521X
- Artikelnr.: 61323170
LaToya T. Brackett is an assistant professor of African American studies, and a member of the Race & Pedagogy Institute's leadership team at the University of Puget Sound. She lives in Tacoma, Washington.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface: Why Black Professionalisms, Why TV and Why Now?
Introduction: Defining Black-Collar Professionalisms
Part I-Black Love: Families and Friendships
Battling Impostor Syndrome: Authenticity, Urban Realities and the Black
Bourgeoisie in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
LaToya T. Brackett
ABC's Black-ish: A Critical Analysis of the Black Professional Parent
Mia L. Anderson
Black Brotherhood, Professionalism and Entrepreneurship as Depicted in
Martin, The Wayans Bros. and Malcolm & Eddie
David Stamps
"I'm glad I got my girls": Black Women, Working, Friending and Seeking Love
in Fox's Living Single
LaToya T. Brackett
Part II-Publicly Figured Characters
Tackling Stereotypes: Portrayals of Black NFL Athletes on The CW's The Game
and HBO's Ballers
Darnel Degand
#IamMaryJane: Blackness, Womanhood and Professionalism in BET's Being Mary
Jane
Malika T. Butler and Kristal Moore Clemons
Capital Codes and Money Moves: The Ironies of Professionalism in Empire
Natalie J. Graham
Part III-Medical Professionals
Shonda Rhimes' Grey's Anatomy and My Year of Saying Yes to Everything
Adelina Mbinjama-Gamatham
Sapphires with Stethoscopes: Black Women Practicing Medicine on Television
Phokeng Motsoasele Dailey
The Curious Case of the Black Male Doctor: Character Actualization and
Moderate Blackness of ER's Peter Benton
LaToya T. Brackett
Part IV-Educators and the Educated
Anti-Blackness and Colorblindness in Post-Cosby Sitcoms: Likeable Black
Teachers, Exceptional Black Students but/and Everybody Hates Chris
Amir Asim Gilmore
"Dear White People: It truly is A Different World": Representations of
Black Male Faculty in Television Series
Dominick N. Quinney
Part V-Policing and Politics
Not So Black and White: Race, Police and Double Standards in The Shield
Saravanan Mani
Mammies, Jemimas, Jezebels and Sapphires: Deconstructing Representations of
Black Women Coroners on Crime Dramas
Tammie Jenkins
Black Woman: High-Powered but Not Balanced in Shondaland
Adelina Mbinjama-Gamatham and Eleda Mbinjama
Part VI-New Television
Awkward and Black: Redefining Representations of Black Women on The
Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl and Insecure
Regina M. Duthely
Behind Their Masks: Complex Black Superheroes on the Small Screen
Christopher Alanye Covington
About the Contributors
Index
Acknowledgments
Preface: Why Black Professionalisms, Why TV and Why Now?
Introduction: Defining Black-Collar Professionalisms
Part I-Black Love: Families and Friendships
Battling Impostor Syndrome: Authenticity, Urban Realities and the Black
Bourgeoisie in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
LaToya T. Brackett
ABC's Black-ish: A Critical Analysis of the Black Professional Parent
Mia L. Anderson
Black Brotherhood, Professionalism and Entrepreneurship as Depicted in
Martin, The Wayans Bros. and Malcolm & Eddie
David Stamps
"I'm glad I got my girls": Black Women, Working, Friending and Seeking Love
in Fox's Living Single
LaToya T. Brackett
Part II-Publicly Figured Characters
Tackling Stereotypes: Portrayals of Black NFL Athletes on The CW's The Game
and HBO's Ballers
Darnel Degand
#IamMaryJane: Blackness, Womanhood and Professionalism in BET's Being Mary
Jane
Malika T. Butler and Kristal Moore Clemons
Capital Codes and Money Moves: The Ironies of Professionalism in Empire
Natalie J. Graham
Part III-Medical Professionals
Shonda Rhimes' Grey's Anatomy and My Year of Saying Yes to Everything
Adelina Mbinjama-Gamatham
Sapphires with Stethoscopes: Black Women Practicing Medicine on Television
Phokeng Motsoasele Dailey
The Curious Case of the Black Male Doctor: Character Actualization and
Moderate Blackness of ER's Peter Benton
LaToya T. Brackett
Part IV-Educators and the Educated
Anti-Blackness and Colorblindness in Post-Cosby Sitcoms: Likeable Black
Teachers, Exceptional Black Students but/and Everybody Hates Chris
Amir Asim Gilmore
"Dear White People: It truly is A Different World": Representations of
Black Male Faculty in Television Series
Dominick N. Quinney
Part V-Policing and Politics
Not So Black and White: Race, Police and Double Standards in The Shield
Saravanan Mani
Mammies, Jemimas, Jezebels and Sapphires: Deconstructing Representations of
Black Women Coroners on Crime Dramas
Tammie Jenkins
Black Woman: High-Powered but Not Balanced in Shondaland
Adelina Mbinjama-Gamatham and Eleda Mbinjama
Part VI-New Television
Awkward and Black: Redefining Representations of Black Women on The
Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl and Insecure
Regina M. Duthely
Behind Their Masks: Complex Black Superheroes on the Small Screen
Christopher Alanye Covington
About the Contributors
Index
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface: Why Black Professionalisms, Why TV and Why Now?
Introduction: Defining Black-Collar Professionalisms
Part I-Black Love: Families and Friendships
Battling Impostor Syndrome: Authenticity, Urban Realities and the Black
Bourgeoisie in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
LaToya T. Brackett
ABC's Black-ish: A Critical Analysis of the Black Professional Parent
Mia L. Anderson
Black Brotherhood, Professionalism and Entrepreneurship as Depicted in
Martin, The Wayans Bros. and Malcolm & Eddie
David Stamps
"I'm glad I got my girls": Black Women, Working, Friending and Seeking Love
in Fox's Living Single
LaToya T. Brackett
Part II-Publicly Figured Characters
Tackling Stereotypes: Portrayals of Black NFL Athletes on The CW's The Game
and HBO's Ballers
Darnel Degand
#IamMaryJane: Blackness, Womanhood and Professionalism in BET's Being Mary
Jane
Malika T. Butler and Kristal Moore Clemons
Capital Codes and Money Moves: The Ironies of Professionalism in Empire
Natalie J. Graham
Part III-Medical Professionals
Shonda Rhimes' Grey's Anatomy and My Year of Saying Yes to Everything
Adelina Mbinjama-Gamatham
Sapphires with Stethoscopes: Black Women Practicing Medicine on Television
Phokeng Motsoasele Dailey
The Curious Case of the Black Male Doctor: Character Actualization and
Moderate Blackness of ER's Peter Benton
LaToya T. Brackett
Part IV-Educators and the Educated
Anti-Blackness and Colorblindness in Post-Cosby Sitcoms: Likeable Black
Teachers, Exceptional Black Students but/and Everybody Hates Chris
Amir Asim Gilmore
"Dear White People: It truly is A Different World": Representations of
Black Male Faculty in Television Series
Dominick N. Quinney
Part V-Policing and Politics
Not So Black and White: Race, Police and Double Standards in The Shield
Saravanan Mani
Mammies, Jemimas, Jezebels and Sapphires: Deconstructing Representations of
Black Women Coroners on Crime Dramas
Tammie Jenkins
Black Woman: High-Powered but Not Balanced in Shondaland
Adelina Mbinjama-Gamatham and Eleda Mbinjama
Part VI-New Television
Awkward and Black: Redefining Representations of Black Women on The
Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl and Insecure
Regina M. Duthely
Behind Their Masks: Complex Black Superheroes on the Small Screen
Christopher Alanye Covington
About the Contributors
Index
Acknowledgments
Preface: Why Black Professionalisms, Why TV and Why Now?
Introduction: Defining Black-Collar Professionalisms
Part I-Black Love: Families and Friendships
Battling Impostor Syndrome: Authenticity, Urban Realities and the Black
Bourgeoisie in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
LaToya T. Brackett
ABC's Black-ish: A Critical Analysis of the Black Professional Parent
Mia L. Anderson
Black Brotherhood, Professionalism and Entrepreneurship as Depicted in
Martin, The Wayans Bros. and Malcolm & Eddie
David Stamps
"I'm glad I got my girls": Black Women, Working, Friending and Seeking Love
in Fox's Living Single
LaToya T. Brackett
Part II-Publicly Figured Characters
Tackling Stereotypes: Portrayals of Black NFL Athletes on The CW's The Game
and HBO's Ballers
Darnel Degand
#IamMaryJane: Blackness, Womanhood and Professionalism in BET's Being Mary
Jane
Malika T. Butler and Kristal Moore Clemons
Capital Codes and Money Moves: The Ironies of Professionalism in Empire
Natalie J. Graham
Part III-Medical Professionals
Shonda Rhimes' Grey's Anatomy and My Year of Saying Yes to Everything
Adelina Mbinjama-Gamatham
Sapphires with Stethoscopes: Black Women Practicing Medicine on Television
Phokeng Motsoasele Dailey
The Curious Case of the Black Male Doctor: Character Actualization and
Moderate Blackness of ER's Peter Benton
LaToya T. Brackett
Part IV-Educators and the Educated
Anti-Blackness and Colorblindness in Post-Cosby Sitcoms: Likeable Black
Teachers, Exceptional Black Students but/and Everybody Hates Chris
Amir Asim Gilmore
"Dear White People: It truly is A Different World": Representations of
Black Male Faculty in Television Series
Dominick N. Quinney
Part V-Policing and Politics
Not So Black and White: Race, Police and Double Standards in The Shield
Saravanan Mani
Mammies, Jemimas, Jezebels and Sapphires: Deconstructing Representations of
Black Women Coroners on Crime Dramas
Tammie Jenkins
Black Woman: High-Powered but Not Balanced in Shondaland
Adelina Mbinjama-Gamatham and Eleda Mbinjama
Part VI-New Television
Awkward and Black: Redefining Representations of Black Women on The
Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl and Insecure
Regina M. Duthely
Behind Their Masks: Complex Black Superheroes on the Small Screen
Christopher Alanye Covington
About the Contributors
Index