{"product_id":"insecure-awkward-and-winning-9781433176685","title":"insecure Awkward and Winning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsecure, Awkward, and #Winning: Intersectionality of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Works of Issa Rae is the first project dedicated exclusively to Issa Rae and her works. Her work offers a fertile space where contemporary issues intersect, encouraging audiences to discuss meaning and impact within their own lives, society, and cultural identities. The text offers analysis informed by Critical Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Critical Race Theory, and Intersectionality research. The book features a collection of provocative contributions from scholars from multiple disciplinesincluding literary, history, and communication. The project offers varying perspectives on Rae, \u003ci\u003einsecure, \u003c\/i\u003eher memoir\u003ci\u003e, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl,\u003c\/i\u003e and the relevance of her work to American culture\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eThroughout the book are dispersed brief reflections from veteran scholars, content creators, and industry professionals on the significance of Rae and her work. These piec\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaRonda Sanders-Senu\/Adria Y. Goldman: Introduction – Clint C. Wilson, II: A Critical Perspective on Issa Rae – LaRonda Sanders-Senu: The Pleasure Principle: Seeking the Erotic in the Works of Toni Morrison and Issa Rae – Adria Y. Goldman: My Ho-tation, My Rules: Discussing New Sex Scripts for Black Women in \u003ci\u003einsecure \u003c\/i\u003e– Andre Nicholson: \"Securely\" Shifting the Gaze on Black Men – Ronisha W. Browdy: Hued, Humorous and Human: Interrogating the Rhetorical Significance of the \"Awkward\" in Issa Rae’s ABG Identity – Joshua K. Wright: \"Because of Slavery\": \u003ci\u003einsecure\u003c\/i\u003e’s \u003ci\u003eDue North \u003c\/i\u003eNarrative and Black Female Agency – David Ikard: A Cultural Studies Perspective on Issa Rae – Brittany-Rae Gregory\/Sharifa Simon-Roberts: It’s I-Wood Now: An Exploration of Gentrification in \u003ci\u003einsecure \u003c\/i\u003e– Christian Dotson-Pierson: Hella Black and Hella Proud: How \u003ci\u003einsecure \u003c\/i\u003eReshapes the LA Narrative – Emily Ruth Rutter: We Got Y’all?: \u003ci\u003einsecure\u003c\/i\u003e’s Frieda and Issa Rae’s Cautionary Tales about Performative Allies – Christopher K. Jackson: White Liberalism and Woke Culture: Storylines in \u003ci\u003einsecure \u003c\/i\u003e– Vanne-Paige Padgett: We Got Y’all: Black Feminism, Misogynoir, and Soul Work in Nonprofits – Morgan W. Smalls: \u003ci\u003einsecure\u003c\/i\u003e, Issa Dee, and Facebook: An Analysis of Black Women’s Conversation in Digital Spaces – Joanna L. Jenkins: Big Complicated: Advertising, Algorithmic Bias and \u003ci\u003einsecure \u003c\/i\u003e– Summer Jackson-Cole: A Multi-Hyphenated Lifestyle Perspective on Issa Rae – Joanna L. Jenkins\/Andre Nicholson: Final Thoughts: Walking Into the Next Season Like… – Appendix A: The Cast of \u003ci\u003einsecure \u003c\/i\u003e– Appendix B: \u003ci\u003einsecure \u003c\/i\u003eEpisode Titles by Season – Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039670763863,"sku":"9781433176685","price":30.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433176685.jpg?v=1750944429","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/insecure-awkward-and-winning-9781433176685","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}