Digital Communities of Black Girlhood: New Media Technologies and Online Discourses of Empowerment.
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| Title: | Digital Communities of Black Girlhood: New Media Technologies and Online Discourses of Empowerment. |
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| Authors: | Erigha, Maryann, Crooks-Allen, Ashley |
| Source: | Black Scholar. Oct2020, Vol. 50 Issue 4, p66-76. 11p. |
| Subjects: | African American girls, African American women, Digital media, Virtual communities, Virtual culture, Tags (Metadata) |
| Abstract: | The article explores the increasing use of new media technologies by a digital community of Black American women and girls for the construction of positive narratives surrounding Black girlhood. Topics discussed include several digitally native hashtags disseminated as memes to excise Black girlhood from negativity, several reasons why Blacks patronize the Internet, and positive sentiment and online discourses of Black girlhood. |
| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The article explores the increasing use of new media technologies by a digital community of Black American women and girls for the construction of positive narratives surrounding Black girlhood. Topics discussed include several digitally native hashtags disseminated as memes to excise Black girlhood from negativity, several reasons why Blacks patronize the Internet, and positive sentiment and online discourses of Black girlhood. |
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| ISSN: | 00064246 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00064246.2020.1811601 |
