Journal article
A Curriculum for Blackness: Podcasts as Discursive Cultural Guides, 2010-2020
Journal of radio & audio media, Vol.27(2), pp.298-318
01/01/2020
DOI: 10.1080/19376529.2020.1801687
Abstract
African-American podcasting's ascent marks a potent articulation of Black identity and experience in media history, one reaching an unprecedented range of audiences, dialogs, and online communities. This study examines how content, production practices, and digital audiences for Black podcasting generate a metaphorical curriculum for blackness, a set of discursive cultural guides for listeners. Case studies representative of major genres and publishing sectors where Black podcasting flourished from 2010 to 2020 include humorous commentary on popular entertainment in The Read (2013-), independent media's exploration of Black life in The Nod (2014-2020), and legacy media's in-depth cultural criticism and analysis in Still Processing (2016-).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Curriculum for Blackness: Podcasts as Discursive Cultural Guides, 2010-2020
- Creators
- Kim Fox - Amer Univ Cairo, Dept Journalism & Mass Commun, Practice, New Cairo, EgyptDavid O. Dowling - Univ Iowa, Sch Journalism & Mass Commun, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAKyle Miller - Univ South Dakota, Dept Media & Journalism, Vermillion, SD 57069 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of radio & audio media, Vol.27(2), pp.298-318
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/19376529.2020.1801687
- ISSN
- 1937-6529
- eISSN
- 1937-6537
- Number of pages
- 21
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Journalism and Mass Communication
- Record Identifier
- 9984307652102771
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