Key Terms
Define the theory of intersectionality
How Black women are rendered invisible through the legal system because of race and gender.
What is the asexual, happy servant stereotype?
Mammy figure
Who invented the term oppositional gaze?
What is the name of the 1964 Dionne Warwick song that was later sampled by Doja Cat in her single, "Paint the Town Red"
Walk on By
What is a category of artistic work characterized by similar styles, forms, or subjects?
Genre
Define the Welfare Queen
A controlling image that depicts Black women as irresponsible mothers to their own children who manipulate the welfare system for benefits
Who invented the theory of intersectionality?
Kimberle Crenshaw
Hattie McDaniel was the first Black women to win an Oscar in 1940. What stereotype was her role in the movie Gone with the Wind?
Mammy Figure
What is the production of meaning through language and signs/symbols/ideas?
Semiotics
What is a controlling image from Patricia Hill Collins that depicts Black women as controlling and domineering, yet often not sexual.
Matriarch
Who invented the term digital alchemy and misogynoir?
Moya Bailey
Who was the first woman action star in Blaxploitation films?
Pam Grier
Author bell hooks describes the process by which Black women refuse to identify and resist dominant narratives as the _________ _________
oppositional gaze
What is the stereotype that emasculates and seemingly hates Black men? They often appear in films as the sassy Black friend.
Sapphire
The other is a subject position marked by marginalization and difference. Which two authors used this key concept?
Stuart Hall and bell hooks
Which artist has one the most grammy awards wins in history?
Beyonce
Name all 7 of Patricia Hill Collins Controlling Images
Mammy, Matriarch, Black Lady, Jezebel, Welfare Queen, Hoochie Mama, Sapphire,
What is the modern version of a sterotype that originated as the jezebel figure under slavery?
Hoochie
Who argued if Black women were free, everyone else would be free?
Combahee River Collective
Often regarded as the greatest singer of all time, who has the nickname the 'Golden Voice?' (This question is not on the midterm).
Whitney Houston