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Black Women and Contemporary Media: The Struggle to Self-Define Black Womanhood

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / This thesis sought to understand the messages Black women receive from contemporary images and how these messages may be used to help them develop a sense of womanhood. The framework for the analysis used in this research lies within the feminist standpoint theory and Black feminist thought. The interviews conducted for this research helped to reveal that young Black women recognize patterns within the images of Black women in contemporary media. The images help them to understand the treatment of Black women and about the Black women they want to be.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:IUPUI/oai:scholarworks.iupui.edu:1805/2102
Date26 February 2010
CreatorsMayo, Tilicia L.
ContributorsDobris, Catherine A., Sandwina, Ronald M., White-Mills, Kim D., Sheeler, Kristina H.
Source SetsIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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