Black Feminists in Serialized Dramas: The Gender/Sex/Sexuality/Race Politics of Being Mary Jane and Scandal

Authors

Kay Siebler, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-10-2019

Publication Title

Journal of Popular Film and Television

Volume

47

Issue

3

First Page

152

Last Page

162

Abstract

Starring representations of African-American women on television are rare. The versions of Black feminist characters on Scandal (ABC) and Being Mary Jane (BET) create a juxtaposition between a white supremacist Black feminism (Scandal) and an Afrocentric, female-centered rendering of Black feminism (Being Mary Jane).

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Popular Film and Television on September 10, 2019, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/01956051.2018.1540395

Recommended Citation

Siebler, K. (2019). Black feminists in serialized dramas: The gender/sex/sexuality/race politics of Being Mary Jane and Scandal. Journal of Popular Film and Television, 47(3), 152-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/01956051.2018.1540395