{"product_id":"working-while-black-9781476675213","title":"Working While Black","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, there has been a rise in diverse racial representation on television. In particular, Black characters have become more actualized and have started extending beyond racial stereotypes. In this collection of essays, the representation of Black characters in professionally defined careers is examined. Commentary is also provided on the portrayal of Black people in relation to stereotypes alongside the importance of Black representation on screen. This work also introduces the idea of Black-collar, a category which highlights the Black experience in white-collar jobs. The essays are divided into six parts based on themes, including profession, and focuses on a select number of Black characters on TV since the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\txi\u003cbr\u003ePreface: Why Black Professionalisms, Why TV and Why Now?\t1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Defining ­Black-Collar Professionalisms\t7\u003cbr\u003ePart I—Black Love: Families and Friendships\u003cbr\u003eBattling Impostor Syndrome: Authenticity, Urban Realities and the Black Bourgeoisie in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air\u003cbr\u003eLaToya T. Brackett\t26\u003cbr\u003eABC's Black-ish: A Critical Analysis of the Black Professional Parent\u003cbr\u003eMia L. Anderson\t38\u003cbr\u003eBlack Brotherhood, Professionalism and Entrepreneurship as Depicted in Martin, The Wayans Bros. and Malcolm \u0026amp; Eddie\u003cbr\u003eDavid Stamps\t47\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm glad I got my girls\": Black Women, Working, Friending and Seeking Love in Fox's Living Single\u003cbr\u003eLaToya T. Brackett\t57\u003cbr\u003ePart II—Publicly Figured Characters\u003cbr\u003eTackling Stereotypes: Portrayals of Black NFL Athletes on The CW's The Game and HBO's Ballers\u003cbr\u003eDarnel Degand\t70\u003cbr\u003e#IamMaryJane: Blackness, Womanhood and Professionalism in BET's Being Mary Jane\u003cbr\u003eMalika T. Butler and Kristal Moore Clemons\t80\u003cbr\u003eCapital Codes and Money Moves: The Ironies of Professionalism in Empire\u003cbr\u003eNatalie J. Graham\t89\u003cbr\u003ePart III—Medical Professionals\u003cbr\u003eShonda Rhimes' Grey's Anatomy and My Year of Saying Yes to Everything\u003cbr\u003eAdelina Mbinjama-Gamatham\t100\u003cbr\u003eSapphires with Stethoscopes: Black Women Practicing Medicine on Television\u003cbr\u003ePhokeng Motsoasele Dailey\t110\u003cbr\u003eThe Curious Case of the Black Male Doctor: Character Actualization and Moderate Blackness of ER's Peter Benton\u003cbr\u003eLaToya T. Brackett\t121\u003cbr\u003ePart IV—Educators and the Educated\u003cbr\u003eAnti-Blackness and Colorblindness in Post-Cosby Sitcoms: Likeable Black Teachers, Exceptional Black Students but\/and Everybody Hates Chris\u003cbr\u003eAmir Asim Gilmore\t134\u003cbr\u003e\"Dear White People: It truly is A Different World\": Representations of Black Male Faculty in Television Series\u003cbr\u003eDominick N. Quinney\t146\u003cbr\u003ePart V—Policing and Politics\u003cbr\u003eNot So Black and White: Race, Police and Double Standards in The Shield\u003cbr\u003eSaravanan Mani\t156\u003cbr\u003eMammies, Jemimas, Jezebels and Sapphires: Deconstructing Representations of Black Women Coroners on Crime Dramas\u003cbr\u003eTammie Jenkins\t165\u003cbr\u003eBlack Woman: High-Powered but Not Balanced in Shondaland\u003cbr\u003eAdelina Mbinjama-Gamatham and Eleda Mbinjama\t174\u003cbr\u003ePart VI—New Television\u003cbr\u003eAwkward and Black: Redefining Representations of Black Women on The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl and Insecure\u003cbr\u003eRegina M. Duthely\t186\u003cbr\u003eBehind Their Masks: Complex Black Superheroes on the Small Screen\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Alanye Covington\t195\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors\t205\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t209","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019920146775,"sku":"9781476675213","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476675213.jpg?v=1750781739","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/working-while-black-9781476675213","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}