Surplus Blackness
Alfred L. Martin Jr. / University Of Iowa
Alfred L. Martin, Jr. theorizes “surplus Blackness” in relation to the treatment of Black audiences in the culture industries.
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Surplus Blackness
Re-Watching Omar: Moesha, Black Gayness and Shifting Media Reception
Alfred L. Martin, Jr. / University of Iowa
Alfred L. Martin, Jr.’s media reception analysis explores how viewers make sense of 1990s representations of Black queer characters in UPN’s Moesha (1996-2001).
Read moreGetting Misty-Eyed: Misty Copeland And The Representational Politics Of Black Fandoms
Alfred L. Martin, Jr. / University Of Iowa
Using interviews with Black female fans of principal dancer Misty Copeland, Alfred L. Martin, Jr. explores the relationship between Black fandom and the politics of Black representation.
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