Black social television : how Black Twitter changed television / Sherri Marie Williams.

Author/creator Williams, Sherri Marie, 1973- author.
Format Book
PublicationLanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2025]
Descriptionx, 185 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Black social TV : posting, clicking, and tweeting toward change -- Twisted sisters : distorted images of Black women -- Digital discourse : analyzing Black social TV dialogue -- Digital gladiators : how social television made scandal a hit -- Second screen strategies : how networks and shows engage in Black social TV -- From the second screen to the TV Screen : How Black creators bypass Hollywood's gatekeepers through social media -- The pandemic pivot : how Club Quarantine and Verzuz transformed the second screen into the first screen -- Platforms, protests and programs : the present and future of Black social TV.
Abstract "This book argues that in addition to seismic shifts in social justice, Black Twitter's activism fueled a representation revolution in television. Sherri Williams explores how Black social TV -- a subset of Black Twitter -- successfully got shows blocked from airing, taken off the air, and even revived as a result of its digital activism"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Williams, Sherri M., 1973- Black social television Lanham : Lexington Books, [2025] 9781793616296
LCCN 2024039686
ISBN9781793616289 hardcover
ISBN1793616280 hardcover
ISBNelectronic publication

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HM743 .T95 W56 2025 ✔ Available Place Hold