Open AccessTransformative racism: The black body in fan works
Author(s) -
Poe Johnson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transformative works and cultures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-2258
DOI - 10.3983/twc.2019.1669
Subject(s) - transformative learning , depiction , racism , art , black women , sociology , gender studies , aesthetics , visual arts , art history , pedagogy
This article examines the potential pitfalls with the depiction of black bodies in transformative fan works that do not actively consider and account for the history of racism directed toward black bodies throughout American mass media texts.