The Digital Lives of Black Women in Britain

Based on interviews and archival research, this book explores how media is implicated in Black women's lives in Britain. From accounts of twentieth-century activism and television representations, to experiences of YouTube and Twitter, Sobande's analysis traverses tensions between digital culture's communal, counter-cultural and commercial qualities.

Chapters 2 and 4 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Fills an important gap in knowledge of the digital and everyday lives of Black women in Britain, particularly in relation to platforms such as YouTube and the changing landscape of media representation and resistance Reflects on the narratives of Black women who were interviewed and analysis of Black women's digital content production Contributes to conversations concerning identity, inequality, and digital activity through thinking rooted in Black feminism and intersectionality

Autorentext

Dr. Francesca Sobande is a lecturer in digital media studies at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University, Wales. She is co-editor, with Akwugo Emejulu, of To Exist is To Resist: Black Feminism in Europe (2019).

Inhalt

1. Why the Digital Lives of Black Women in Britain?.- 2. Black Women and the Media in Britain.- 3. Black Women's Digital, Creative and Cultural Industry Experiences.- 4. Black Women's Digital Diaspora, Collectivity and Resistance.- 5. (Un)Defining the Digital Lives of Black Women in Britain.