Sisters in the Shadows: an Examination of Prince’s 'Strange Relationship' with Black Women
| Autor: | Kamilah Cummings |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Black women Hegemony White (horse) History Strategy and Management Communication media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Tribute 050801 communication & media studies 050109 social psychology Gender studies Race (biology) 0508 media and communications Beauty Mainstream 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | Howard Journal of Communications. 30:144-163 |
| ISSN: | 1096-4649 1064-6175 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10646175.2018.1541768 |
| Popis: | Many have been obsessed with the women in Prince’s life since his purple reign began in the early 1980s. Following his shocking passing, special tribute publication and countless websites featured articles on the women in Prince’s life. However, mainstream media presentations of “Prince’s women” have focused heavily on White, Latina, and mixed-race women. Black women, who are an undeniable part of Prince’s legacy, have been almost nonexistent in these publications. The exclusion of these women from Prince discourse has served to perpetuate hegemonic notions of feminine beauty while also contributing to a persistent misconception that Prince practiced colorism. However, to accept this belief, one most ignore the numerous Black women of all hues with whom Prince associated. Therefore, this article seeks to add these women to ongoing Prince discourse. In doing so, it seeks to challenge assumptions regarding his relationship with Black women and to interrogate why these assumptions are so readily acce... |
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