Acting "white" : the unspoken, understood hierarchy of blackness / by Courtnee Nicole Bishop.
| Author/creator | Bishop, Courtnee Nicole author. |
| Other author | Taylor, Richard C., 1956- , degree supervisor. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of English. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Publication | [Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2019. |
| Description | 69 pages |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Acting "white" the unspoken, understood hierarchy of blackness. |
| Summary | This thesis will examine how a variety of extenuating factors serve to complicate a black person's self-identity, as well as determine acceptance or exclusion from the black community in the United States. The introductory chapter will explain my personal interest and history with this occurrence. Racial theory and the sociological framework for the thesis will be explained in the first chapter. The effect of education on the perception of blackness will be discussed in the second chapter. The third chapter will highlight the seeming incompatibility of blackness and affluence. Finally, the enactment of blackness, such as in style and speech, will be examined in the fourth chapter. |
| General note | Presented to the faculty of the Department of English |
| General note | Advisor: Rick Taylor |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed May 20, 2020). |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 2019. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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