MEDIATED MYSOGNOIR: The Erasure of Black Women’s and Girls’ Innocence the Public Imagination
Dr. Kalima Young is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronic Media and Film at Towson University. She received her Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland College Park. Her research explores the impact of race and gender-based trauma on Black identity, media, and cultural production. A Baltimore native, videographer, and activist, Dr. Young is also a member of Rooted, a Black LGBTQ healing collective. Her new manuscript, Mediated Misogynoir: The Erasure of Black Women’s and Girls’ Innocence the Public Imagination was released by Rowman and Littlefield’s Lexington Books in June 2022.
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