Catherine Knight Steele, "Digital Black Feminism" (NYU Press, 2021)

Published: Oct. 18, 2021, 8 a.m.

How have Black women lead a digital revolution? In\xa0Digital Black Feminism\xa0(NYU Press, 2021),\xa0Catherine Knight Steele, an\xa0assistant professor of communication at the University of Maryland,\xa0places\xa0digital\xa0Black feminism within the longer-term context of Black feminism and Black women\u2019s experiences in America. The book considers examples from the Black feminist blogosphere and offers a comparative analysis of early Black feminist pioneers and key contemporary voices. Posing questions as to the dangers of commodification and the limits of the digital sphere, as well as celebrating Black feminist success, the book is essential reading across the humanities and social sciences and for anyone interested in digital life today.\nDave O'Brien\xa0is Chancellor's Fellow, Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Edinburgh's College of Art.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies