Black Podcasting | Cities of Sound: Podcasts as Public Texts, Media, and Performances

Black podcasts exist as a new form of digital media that is quickly growing in popularity but remains understudied. This research explores Black podcasts as a tool for critical media literacy through the observation of the Tea with Queen and J. (TWQJ) podcast through the lens of Black cyberfeminist theory.

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Citation:

Jenkins, Bryan. “2 -Bryan Jenkins – “Podcasts of the Oppressed: Black Podcasts, Resistance and Critical Media Literacy”” Mp3. Cities of Sound: Podcasting as Public Texts, Media and Performances. 2021 Pacific Ancient Modern Language Association Conference https://anchor.fm/citiesofsound/episodes/2–Bryan-Jenkins—Podcasts-of-the-Oppressed-Black-Podcasts–Resistance-and-Critical-Media-Literacy-e1a4uau

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