Looking at the stars : black celebrity journalism in Jim Crow America / Carrie Teresa
- Author
- Teresa, Carrie
- Published
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2019.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
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- 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.
- Subject(s)
- 1900-1999
- African American press—History
- African American celebrities—Press coverage
- African American newspapers—Political aspects—History—20th century
- Presse noire américaine—Histoire
- Célébrités noires américaines—Couverture de presse
- Journaux noirs américains—Aspect politique—Histoire—20e siècle
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES—Journalism
- SOCIAL SCIENCE—Ethnic Studies—African American Studies
- African American press
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781496215475 (electronic bk.)
1496215478 (electronic bk.)
9781496215468 (electronic bk.)
149621546X (electronic bk.)
9781496215451 (electronic bk.)
1496215451 (electronic bk.)
9780803299924 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0803299923 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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