Sarah Florini
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781479892464
- eISBN:
- 9781479807185
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479892464.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Media Studies
In a culture dominated by discourses of “colorblindness” but still rife with structural racism, digital and social media have become a resource for Black Americans navigating a society that ...
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In a culture dominated by discourses of “colorblindness” but still rife with structural racism, digital and social media have become a resource for Black Americans navigating a society that simultaneously perpetuates and obscures racial inequality. Though the Ferguson protests made such Black digital networks more broadly visible, these networks did not coalesce in that moment. They were built over the course of years through much less spectacular, though no less important, everyday use, including mundane social exchanges, humor, and fandom. This book explores these everyday practices and their relationship to larger social issues through an in-depth analysis of a network of Black American digital media users and content creators. These digital networks are used not only to cope with and challenge day-to-day experiences of racism, but also as an incubator for the discourses that have since exploded onto the national stage. This book tells the story of an influential subsection of these Black digital networks, including many Black amateur podcasts, the independent media company This Week in Blackness (TWiB!), and the network of Twitter users that has come to be known as “Black Twitter.” Grounded in her active participation in this network and close ethnographic collaboration with TWiB!, Sarah Florini argues that the multimedia, transplatform nature of this network makes it a flexible resource that can then be deployed for a variety of purposes—culturally inflected fan practices, community building, cultural critique, and citizen journalism. Florini argues that these digital media practices are an extension of historic traditions of Black cultural production and resistance.Less
In a culture dominated by discourses of “colorblindness” but still rife with structural racism, digital and social media have become a resource for Black Americans navigating a society that simultaneously perpetuates and obscures racial inequality. Though the Ferguson protests made such Black digital networks more broadly visible, these networks did not coalesce in that moment. They were built over the course of years through much less spectacular, though no less important, everyday use, including mundane social exchanges, humor, and fandom. This book explores these everyday practices and their relationship to larger social issues through an in-depth analysis of a network of Black American digital media users and content creators. These digital networks are used not only to cope with and challenge day-to-day experiences of racism, but also as an incubator for the discourses that have since exploded onto the national stage. This book tells the story of an influential subsection of these Black digital networks, including many Black amateur podcasts, the independent media company This Week in Blackness (TWiB!), and the network of Twitter users that has come to be known as “Black Twitter.” Grounded in her active participation in this network and close ethnographic collaboration with TWiB!, Sarah Florini argues that the multimedia, transplatform nature of this network makes it a flexible resource that can then be deployed for a variety of purposes—culturally inflected fan practices, community building, cultural critique, and citizen journalism. Florini argues that these digital media practices are an extension of historic traditions of Black cultural production and resistance.
Rachel E. Holmes
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- May 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781474455589
- eISBN:
- 9781474477130
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474455589.003.0014
- Subject:
- Literature, Criticism/Theory
This chapter brings the wildly popular 2014 podcast Serial into conversation with Shakespearean tragedy (Romeo and Juliet; Othello) and problem comedy (Measure for Measure) through the unexpected ...
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This chapter brings the wildly popular 2014 podcast Serial into conversation with Shakespearean tragedy (Romeo and Juliet; Othello) and problem comedy (Measure for Measure) through the unexpected lens of Aristotelian rhetoric. By first introducing the conventions of the classical persuasive arts, Holmes enables students to analyze the legal and interpretive crises that plague Renaissance literature and contemporary court cases alike. This combination empowers students to question the construction of cultural and legal narratives when truth itself seems precarious.Less
This chapter brings the wildly popular 2014 podcast Serial into conversation with Shakespearean tragedy (Romeo and Juliet; Othello) and problem comedy (Measure for Measure) through the unexpected lens of Aristotelian rhetoric. By first introducing the conventions of the classical persuasive arts, Holmes enables students to analyze the legal and interpretive crises that plague Renaissance literature and contemporary court cases alike. This combination empowers students to question the construction of cultural and legal narratives when truth itself seems precarious.
Michael Hochberg
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- August 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780198804789
- eISBN:
- 9780191843051
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198804789.003.0029
- Subject:
- Biology, Biomathematics / Statistics and Data Analysis / Complexity Studies
Email, blogs, interviews, podcasts, Facebook, Twitter, conferences … are only a few of the many ways scientists communicate with each other, with institutions, journalists and the media, and the ...
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Email, blogs, interviews, podcasts, Facebook, Twitter, conferences … are only a few of the many ways scientists communicate with each other, with institutions, journalists and the media, and the public. The ease of use and free access to social media mean that information can spread rapidly and to a massive audience. This chapter discusses how social media and networking can be employed to your advantage and some possible traps to avoid.Less
Email, blogs, interviews, podcasts, Facebook, Twitter, conferences … are only a few of the many ways scientists communicate with each other, with institutions, journalists and the media, and the public. The ease of use and free access to social media mean that information can spread rapidly and to a massive audience. This chapter discusses how social media and networking can be employed to your advantage and some possible traps to avoid.
Jeff Porter
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9781469627779
- eISBN:
- 9781469627793
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469627779.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
NPR has always been a haven for people with brains, but in the beginning it was also a sanctuary for literate people with ears. As the final chapter explains, the “magazine” format adopted by All ...
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NPR has always been a haven for people with brains, but in the beginning it was also a sanctuary for literate people with ears. As the final chapter explains, the “magazine” format adopted by All Things Considered was a nod toward established literary publications like the New Yorker. With ninety minutes at its disposal, All Things Considered could reasonably indulge its listeners with an inventive mix of news, commentaries, satire, essays, plays, and mini-documentaries that earned the program a cult following by 1978. NPR revealed a preference for marginal stories, which fed its interest in pseudo-news radio genres like commentaries, essays, and documentaries, and its pursuit of offbeat topics allowed the network to sustain a commitment to sound as an artistic medium. A sense of adventure informed the young network’s attitude toward storytelling that harked back to the golden years of radio. NPR surprised even itself by hiring Joe Frank and by picking up Ken Nordine’s eccentric Word Jazz. Fabulists who later developed cult followings in the manner of Jean Shepherd, Frank, and Nordine were a good match for NPR’s experiment with novel forms of storytelling, which for a brief period tested the boundaries of listening.Less
NPR has always been a haven for people with brains, but in the beginning it was also a sanctuary for literate people with ears. As the final chapter explains, the “magazine” format adopted by All Things Considered was a nod toward established literary publications like the New Yorker. With ninety minutes at its disposal, All Things Considered could reasonably indulge its listeners with an inventive mix of news, commentaries, satire, essays, plays, and mini-documentaries that earned the program a cult following by 1978. NPR revealed a preference for marginal stories, which fed its interest in pseudo-news radio genres like commentaries, essays, and documentaries, and its pursuit of offbeat topics allowed the network to sustain a commitment to sound as an artistic medium. A sense of adventure informed the young network’s attitude toward storytelling that harked back to the golden years of radio. NPR surprised even itself by hiring Joe Frank and by picking up Ken Nordine’s eccentric Word Jazz. Fabulists who later developed cult followings in the manner of Jean Shepherd, Frank, and Nordine were a good match for NPR’s experiment with novel forms of storytelling, which for a brief period tested the boundaries of listening.
Sarah Florini
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781479892464
- eISBN:
- 9781479807185
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479892464.003.0006
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Media Studies
Beyond Hashtags concludes with a brief discussion of the radical changes in the dominant racial discourse that have taken place since the 2016 presidential election. In noting the decreased ...
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Beyond Hashtags concludes with a brief discussion of the radical changes in the dominant racial discourse that have taken place since the 2016 presidential election. In noting the decreased visibility of the Movement for Black Lives and the constant media coverage of Donald Trump’s presidency and his unprecedented violation of US political norms, it looks at of issues of sustainability and monetization for podcasts that rely on an interstitial mode of production.Less
Beyond Hashtags concludes with a brief discussion of the radical changes in the dominant racial discourse that have taken place since the 2016 presidential election. In noting the decreased visibility of the Movement for Black Lives and the constant media coverage of Donald Trump’s presidency and his unprecedented violation of US political norms, it looks at of issues of sustainability and monetization for podcasts that rely on an interstitial mode of production.
Natalie Gerber
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780190611040
- eISBN:
- 9780190611071
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190611040.003.0028
- Subject:
- Linguistics, English Language
This chapter explains how incorporating podcasts and multimedia sources (audio and TV clips, social-media messages, etc.) into a History of English course can lead not only to the greatest student ...
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This chapter explains how incorporating podcasts and multimedia sources (audio and TV clips, social-media messages, etc.) into a History of English course can lead not only to the greatest student engagement but also to a significantly richer learning experience. This chapter will reflect upon both what these materials are and why they should be so meaningful for students, as well as how these materials are also satisfying and engaging to the scholar/teacher. Specific examples of podcasts, YouTube videos, and Internet memes are mentioned, along with relevant class discussion prompts or out-of-class assignments.Less
This chapter explains how incorporating podcasts and multimedia sources (audio and TV clips, social-media messages, etc.) into a History of English course can lead not only to the greatest student engagement but also to a significantly richer learning experience. This chapter will reflect upon both what these materials are and why they should be so meaningful for students, as well as how these materials are also satisfying and engaging to the scholar/teacher. Specific examples of podcasts, YouTube videos, and Internet memes are mentioned, along with relevant class discussion prompts or out-of-class assignments.
