{"product_id":"9798765153734","title":"Digital Blackface Memes Racist Cultural Appropriation in the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDigital Blackface Memes\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRacist Cultural Appropriation in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMia Moody | Andre Brock\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Communication Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAssuming Black identities online, a growing number of non-Black individuals have embraced memes, AI imagery, and social media to spread racial stereotyping and cultural appropriation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMia Moody investigates the persistence and evolution of digital blackface and the commodification of Black identity in online spaces, offering insights through Critical Technocultural Discourse Analysis (CTDA), intersectionality, and framing theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on historical contexts steeped in the tradition of Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, and Stuart Hall, Moody examines the evolution of blackface representations from minstrel shows and children's media to TikTok trends, AI-generated personas, and political memes. The book reveals how race, gender, class, and sexuality intersect in the performance and perception of Blackness in the digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMia Moody\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of the Department of Journalism, Public Relations, and New Media in the College of Arts \u0026amp; Sciences at Baylor University, USA. Moody's research emphasizes image repair, intersectionality, critical race theory, and media framing of women and people of color.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765153734\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331250192524,"sku":"9798765153734","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ff9da4e0-fb97-4b36-a6c6-38e73f209912.jpg?v=1783595522","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798765153734","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}