With the emergence of popular culture phenomena such as reality television, blogging, and social networking sites, it is important to examine the representation of Black women and the potential implications of those images, messages, and roles.Black Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continuesprovides such a comprehensive analysis. Using an array of theoretical frameworks and methodologies, this collection features cutting edge research from scholars interested in the relationship among media, society, perceptions, and Black women. The uniqueness of this book is that it serves as a compilation of hot topics including ABCsScandal, BeyoncésVisual Album, and Oprahs Instagram page. Other themes have roots in reality television, film, and hip hop, as well as issues of gender politics, domestic violence, and colorism. The discussion also extends to the presentation and inclusion of Black women in advertising, print, and digital media.

This anthology provides contemporary, cutting-edge research in its analysis of the representation of Black women in popular culture and the potential implications of those images and messages. With a mix of young and seasoned scholars from various disciplines, this compilation inspires critical thought and adds to the discussion on the various roles of Black women in popular culture.

Black Women in Popular Culture: An Introduction to the Readers JourneyAdria Y. Goldman and Alexa A. HarrisPart I: Television and FilmChapter 1: Scandalous: Olivia Pope and Black Women in Primetime History,Joshua K. WrightChapter 2: Meet the Braxtons and the Marys: A Closer Look at Representations of Black Female Celebrities in WE TVsBraxton Family Valuesand Mary, Mary, Adria Y. GoldmanChapter 3: Visible But Devalued Through the Black Male Gaze: Degrading Images of the Black Woman in Tyler PerrysTemptation, Christopher K. JacksonPart II: The Music IndustryChapter 4: Dont Make Me Hop After You: Black Womanhood and the Dangerous Body in Popular Film,LeRhonda S. Manigault-BryantChapter 5: Learning to Conquer Metaphysical Dilemmas: Womanist and Masculinist Perspectives on Tyler PerrysFor Colored Girls, Robin M. Boylorn and Mark C. HopsonChapter 6: Mother Appreciation Rap (MAR) as a Genre and Representation of Black Motherhood,VaNatta S. Ford and Natasha R. HowardChapter 7: I Am Not My Sisters Keeper: Shifting Themes in Female Rap Videos (2005-2011),Natasha R. HowardChapter 8: Bey Feminism vs. Black Feminism: A Critical Conversation on Word-of-Mouth Advertisement ofBeyoncés Visual Album, Elizabeth Y. Whittington and Mackenzie JordanChapter 9: Black Women and Gender Violence: Lil Waynes How to Love as Progressive Hip Hop,Joshua Daniel Phillips and Rachel Alicia Griffin

Part III: Advertising, Print, and Digital MediaChapter 10: Apparitions of the Past and Obscure Visions for the Future: Stereotypes of Black Women and Advertising During a Paradigm Shift,Joanna L. JenkinsChapter 11: Writing (about) the Black Female Body: An Exploration of Skin Color Politics in Advertising withinEbony andEssence, Simone PuffChapter 12: Black Millennial Women as Digital Entrepreneurs: A New Lane on the Information Superhighway,Alexa A. HarrisChapter 13: The Classification of Black Celebrity Women in Cyberspace,Andre NicholsonChapter 14: Identity as a Rite of Passage: The Case of Chirlane McCray,Sheena C. Howard