Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures (Critical Cultural Communication, 9)

Distributed Blackness is a groundbreaking book that delves into the digital practices of black people in America, offering a nuanced analysis of how race and identity are reconfigured online.

Through a series of platforms and practices, including Black Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and app development, Brock Jr.

traces the ways in which blackness is performed and represented on the internet.

By centering the unique joy and sense of community found in being black online, Distributed Blackness offers a powerful critique of dominant discourses around race and technology.

This book will be of interest to scholars of critical race theory, linguistics, rhetoric, information studies, and science and technology studies, as well as anyone interested in understanding the complex ways in which race and identity are shaped by digital media.