The Digital Lives of Black Women in Britain, 1st ed. 2020 Palgrave Studies in (Re)Presenting Gender Series

Based on interviews and archival research, this book explores how media is implicated in Black women?s lives in Britain. From accounts of twentieth-century activism and television representations, to experiences of YouTube and Twitter, Sobande's analysis traverses tensions between digital culture?s communal, counter-cultural and commercial qualities.

Chapters 2 and 4 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Fills an important gap in knowledge of the digital and everyday lives of Black women in Britain, particularly in relation to platforms such as YouTube and the changing landscape of media representation and resistance

Reflects on the narratives of Black women who were interviewed and analysis of Black women’s digital content production

Contributes to conversations concerning identity, inequality, and digital activity through thinking rooted in Black feminism and intersectionality