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HuffPost Live: Beyonce Video Album Sparks Black Feminism Debate on Social Media

HuffPost Live
Beyonce's self-titled album has been making headlines since its release late last week. But while many praise it, others have gotten into a heated debate about just how feminist-- or anti-feminist-- the album really is.
Originally aired on December 17, 2013Hosted by: Marc Lamont Hill Guests :Joan Morgan @milfinainteasy (New York, NY) Journalist, Author and Cultural CriticKaila Story @doctressstory (Louisville , KY) Associate Professor at the University of LouisvilleImani Uzuri @gypsygirlbliss (New York, NY) Vocalist, Composer & Cultural WorkerRahiel Tesfamariam @RahielT (New York, NY) Columnist at the Washington Post; Founder of UrbanCusp.comRosa Clemente @rosaclemente (Amherst, MA) Activist & Journalist; 2008 Green Party Vice Presidential CandidateTreva Lindsey @divafeminist (Columbus, OH) Assistant Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Ohio State University.

CFP: Richard Iton, His LIfe and Work--SOULS: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture and Society

SOULS: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture and Society Guest Editors:
Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University andLester Spence, Johns Hopkins University
With his book In Search of the Black Fantastic: Politics and Popular Culture in the Post-Civil Rights Era, Professor Richard Iton sought to index the “minor key sensibilities” of Black Politics in the forms on the “underground,” the “vagabond” and the “deviant.” His work represents the best of what cultural theorist Stuart Hall imagined more than 40 years ago when he began to formulate what would later be known as Black Cultural Studies.  Iton was also well known for his scholarly generosity with his students and colleagues. It is in this spirit that SOULS is announcing a special issue that is generative of that life and that work. We invite papers that wrestle with, address and engage some of the themes and dilemmas that defined Richard Iton’s career. Topics may include issues related to the African diaspora, performance, the black left, black imagination, or gender and sexuality. Papers should address these topics with some reference, at least indirectly, to Iton’s work, influence and legacy.Final Submission Deadline is Midnight February 28st, 2014
For general questions please contact souls@uic.edu



SUBMISSION GUIDELINES SOULS only accepts unsolicited manuscripts by electronic submission. Manuscripts are peer-reviewed by members of our Editorial Working Group (EWG) and our Editorial Advisory Board (EAB), as well as other affiliated scholars.All submissions must include a cover letter that includes the author's full mailing address, email address, telephone and fax numbers, and professional, organizational or academic affiliation. The cover letter should indicate that the manuscript contains original content, has not previously been published, and is not under review by another publication. Authors are responsible for securing permission to use copyrighted tables or materials from a copyrighted work in excess of 500 words. Authors must contact original authors or copyright holders to request the use of such material in their articles. Authors must also submit a three to five sentence bio, an abstract of their article of not more than 100 words, and a brief list of key words or significant concepts in the article.Submissions should be addressed to:
Professor Barbara Ransby, Editorbransby@uic.edu
and
Prudence Browne, Managing Editorsouls@uic.edu
CONTENT:

DCP: In the pattern of the critical black intellectual tradition of W.E.B. DuBois, Soulsarticles should include the elements of "description," "correction," and/or "prescription": thickly, richly detailed descriptions of contemporary black life and culture; corrective and analytical engagements with theories and concepts that reproduce racial inequality in all of its forms; and/or an analysis that presents clear alternatives or possibilities for social change.Originality: Articles should make an original contribution to the literature. We do not consider manuscripts that are under review elsewhere.FORM OF ARTICLES:Length: Articles published in Souls generally are a minimum of 2,500 words in length, but not longer than 8,500 words, excluding endnotes and scholarly references.CMS and Clarity: All articles should conform to the Chicago Manual of Style. Scholarly references and citations usually should not be embedded in the text of the article, but arranged as endnotes in CMS form. Souls favors clearly written articles free of excessive academic jargon and readily accessible to a broad audience.Critical: Soulsaspires to produce scholarship representing a critical black studies – analytical and theoretical works in the living tradition of scholar/activist W.E.B. Du Bois. Souls is an intellectual intervention that seeks to inform and transform black life and history.

Tell Me More: Interview with Original 'Dream Girl' Jennifer Holliday

Amy Ta/NPR

"The Empire is Crumbling"--1Hood Media Presents: Bakari Kitwana

1Hood Media
Journalist, activist, political analyst, former editor at The Source magazine, Bakari Kitwana served as a panelist on 1Hood Media's program Under Attack: How the Media Misrepresents People of Color. Here Bakari discusses the connection between media, the economy and the future of the country. Footage taken by Willy PGH.

PBS Idea Channels: Do 'Digital Natives' Exist?

PBS Ideas Channel | PBS Digital Studios
Is there such a thing as a "DIGITAL NATIVE"? Some experts have suggested a clear divide between "digital native" (the Millennial tech experts) and "digital immigrant" (older generations introduced to technology later in life). The young NATIVES have had technology change the way they think and the way their brain works, while older folk are stuck playing catch-up. But is that fair? Can someone innately understand technology? Is it even a good idea to define people as natives vs immigrants? Watch the episode and find out!

World of Spycraft: NSA Spying in World of Warcraft and XBox Live

New York Times Video

One of the most extraordinary things revealed in the Edward Snowden documents is the surveillance of video games like World of Warcraft by Western spy agencies.

Left of Black S4:E12: Journalism in the Obama Era & the Emotional Justice Movement

Left of Black S4:E12:  Journalism in the Age of Obama & the Emotional Justice Movement

Left of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined in studio by David Swerdlick, longtime columnist and associate editor of The Root.com.

Later Neal is joined, via Skype, by journalist and playwright Esther Armah, currently a columnist for Alternet.org and a regular contributor to MSNBC. Armah is creator of "Emotional Justice Unplugged," a multi-platform, multimedia, public arts and conversation series. Left of Black is a weekly Webcast hosted by Mark Anthony Neal and produced in collaboration with the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University.*** Episodes of Left of Black are also available for free download in @ iTunes U*** Follow Left of Black on Twitter: @leftofblack 
Follow Mark Anthony Neal on Twitter: @NewBlackManFollow David Swedlick on Twitter:  @SwerdlickFollow Esther Armah on Twitter: @EstherArmah

'Writing on the Wall: Social Media - The First 2,000 Years' -- Tom Standage at 'Talks @ Google'

Talks at Google
Tom Standage is The Economist's digital editor; his latest book, Writing on the Wall, is out this month and describes the history of social media from the Romans to the Internet. 

Tell Me More: Kids Create Mobile Apps In the Classroom

Black Folk Don't: "Live To The End of a Horror Film"

Black Folk Don't
Do black folk live to the end of a horror film? Tune in to new episodes every Monday, and share your thoughts with @blackfolkdont on Twitter. A special presentation of BlackPublicMedia.org, directed by Angela Tucker, and supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.