Bibliograph

Looking at the stars, Black celebrity journalism in Jim Crow America, Carrie Teresa

Type

Label

Looking at the stars, Black celebrity journalism in Jim Crow America, Carrie Teresa

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Looking at the stars

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1056202796

Responsibility statement

Carrie Teresa

Sub title

Black celebrity journalism in Jim Crow America

Table Of Contents

Untangling discourses of representation in black press celebrity reporting -- Early crossover black celebrities and the onus of collective representation -- Black celebrities uplift the race -- Shaping "dreams into reality": the mythologizing of black celebrities -- The marginalization of black female celebrities as race representatives -- National heroes, foreign villains, and un-hyphenated Americans -- Journalistic commemoration and the construction of a "felt" past -- The politics of black press celebrity journalism -- Afterword: the enduring role of the entertainer-activist in an uncertain media landscape

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