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A fascinating studythat boldly mines the complexities of racial and gender microaggressions incontemporary media, examining the many ways in which Black women cultureworkers and consumers have navigated said minefields. Through nuanced readingsof our notoriously vexed postracial pop cultural landscape, and through richexplorations of Black women and their audiences, Ralina Joseph has written anecessary accompaniment to Claudia Rankine's Citizen. -Daphne Brooks,author of Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850-1910 With the spectacularvisibility of Oprah, Michelle Obama, and Beyonce, such a book isneeded now, perhaps, more than ever. To advanceconversations about the intersections of race, class, gender, media, and accomplishment, Ralina Joseph introducesus to the concept of `strategic ambiguity,' one that complicates the realitiesof celebrity life for women of color in the wake of the `postracial' condition. -Herman Gray,author of Cultural Moves, African Americans and the Politics of Representation

The book is significant in centering the voices and experiences of African American women in media studies and articulating their strategic resistance in mediated spaces where they are minoritized. -- Choice With the spectacular visibility of Oprah, Michelle Obama, and Beyonce, such a book is needed now, perhaps, more than ever. To advance conversations about the intersections of race, class, gender, media, and accomplishment, Ralina Joseph introduces us to the concept of & strategic ambiguity, one that complicates the realities of celebrity life for women of color in the wake of the & postracial condition. -- Herman Gray,author of Cultural Moves, African Americans and the Politics of Representation A fascinating study that boldly mines the complexities of racial and gender microaggressions in contemporary media, examining the many ways in which Black women culture workers and consumers have navigated said minefields. Through nuanced readings of our notoriously vexed postracial pop cultural landscape, and through rich explorations of Black women and their audiences, Ralina Joseph has written a necessary accompaniment to Claudia Rankines Citizen. -- Daphne Brooks,author of Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850-1910

With the spectacular visibility of Oprah, Michelle Obama, and Beyonce, such a book is needed now, perhaps, more than ever. To advance conversations about the intersections of race, class, gender, media, and accomplishment, Ralina Joseph introduces us to the concept of & strategic ambiguity, one that complicates the realities of celebrity life for women of color in the wake of the & postracial condition. -- Herman Gray,author of Cultural Moves, African Americans and the Politics of Representation A fascinating study that boldly mines the complexities of racial and gender microaggressions in contemporary media, examining the many ways in which Black women culture workers and consumers have navigated said minefields. Through nuanced readings of our notoriously vexed postracial pop cultural landscape, and through rich explorations of Black women and their audiences, Ralina Joseph has written a necessary accompaniment to Claudia Rankines Citizen. -- Daphne Brooks,author of Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850-1910

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Ralina L. Joseph is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Washington, Seattle. Joseph is the author of several books, including Postracial Resistance: Black Women, Media Culture, and the Uses of Strategic Ambiguity. Ralina L. Joseph is Professor of Communication at the University of Washington, Seattle. Joseph is the author of several books, including Postracial Resistance: Black Women, Media Culture, and the Uses of Strategic Ambiguity.

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