Africana Race and Communication

James L. Conyers Jr. is director of the African American Studies Program, director of the Center for African American Culture, and university professor of African American studies at the University of Houston.

The new book by James. L. Conyers, Jr. on Africana Race and Communication: A Social Study of Film, Communication, and Social Media speaks to the diverse and multileveled experiences of African Americans in social media. This is a timely and fascinating book that will be useful in numerous classes on black communication, the sociology of communication, and race and social media.

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Seattle: Dr. King’s Living Laboratory Bruce E. JohansenChapter 2: #BlackLivesMatter on Twittter: A Social Network Analysis of Ferguson and Its Progeny Jeremy Harris LipschultzChapter 3: Whose Order in the Court? Court Television through Feminist LensesSiobhan E. SmithChapter 4: Even Playing Field: The Role of Race in the Media's Analysis and Coverage of Black NFL QuarterbacksTristan Jones and Rockell BrownChapter 5: Televised Progress?: Politics of Televised Representation and Black Creative ControlCalvin MonroeChapter 6: It’s Handled? Moving Beyond Olivia—Apologists to a Critical Understanding of ScandalAkil Houston and Aretina HamiltonChapter 7: Race and Reflexivity: An Afrocentric Analysis of Communication in AmericaJames L. Conyers, Jr.Chapter 8: Mammy, Angry Black Lady, Down Ass Bitch and Beyond: Representations of Black Women in Reality TelevisionRockell BrownChapter 9: Confessions of a Video Vixen: An Intersectional Approach to Black Sexuality and DesireAmber JohnsonChapter 10: Their Eyes Were Watching Django: The Misrepresentation of the Black Female in Django UnchainedGabrielle ShepardChapter 11: Challenges Faced by African American Adult Students: Within Higher EducationTaNeisha PageChapter 12: (Black) Feminism Online: The Political Uses of Social Media and The Implications for Africana StudiesValethia WatkinsAbout the Contributors