Brock, André L., Jr.,

Distributed blackness : African American cybercultures / André Brock, Jr. - 288 pages : illustrations (black and white). - Critical cultural communication ; 9 . - Critical cultural communication ; 9. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Distributed Blackness' places blackness at the very center of internet culture. André Brock Jr. claims issues of race and ethnicity as inextricable from and formative of contemporary digital culture in the United States. It analyzes a host of platforms and practices (from Black Twitter to Instagram, YouTube, and app development) to trace how digital media have reconfigured the meanings and performances of African American identity.

Specialized.

9781479829965 (pbk.) : £22.99


African Americans--Communication.
African Americans and mass media.
African Americans--Intellectual life--21st century.
Internet--Social aspects--United States.
Online social networks--United States.
Media Studies.
Media Studies.

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