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Mentions and Melanin

Exploring the Colorism Discourse and Twitter Culture

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Color Struck

Part of the book series: Teaching Race and Ethnicity ((RACE))

Abstract

The significance of social media in modern society has increased manifold over the past decade. Many scholars have begun to discuss and study the role of social media in diverse fields such as Black Studies, Feminist Studies, psychology, political science, and education (Lee, 2012; Lewis, Hussen, & Van Vuuren, 2013; August & Liu, 2015; Wang, Wang, & Zhu, 2013; Cumberbatch & Trujillo-Pagán, 2016).

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  1. Louisiana State University, USA

    Sarah L. Webb

  2. Louisiana State University, USA

    Petra A. Robinson

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  1. Louisiana State University, USA

    Lori Latrice Martin

  2. University at Albany, USA

    Hayward Derrick Horton

  3. State University of New York, USA

    Hayward Derrick Horton

  4. University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

    Cedric Herring

  5. Texas A&M University, USA

    Verna M. Keith

  6. North Carolina State University, USA

    Melvin Thomas

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Webb, S.L., Robinson, P.A. (2017). Mentions and Melanin. In: Martin, L.L., Horton, H.D., Herring, C., Keith, V.M., Thomas, M. (eds) Color Struck. Teaching Race and Ethnicity. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-110-0_2

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