Body as Evidence: Mediating Race, Globalizing Gender

Body as Evidence: Mediating Race, Globalizing Gender

Body as Evidence Mediating Race, Globalizing Gender Janell Hobson Cover art is a production still from the film Her by Ayoka Chenzira Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2012 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Ryan Morris Marketing by Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hobson, Janell, 1973– Body as evidence: mediating race, globalizing gender / Janell Hobson.    p. cm.  Includes bibliographical references and index.  ISBN 978‑1‑4384‑4400‑0 (pbk. : alk. paper)  ISBN 978‑1‑4384‑4401‑7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Human body—Social aspects. 2. Women in popular culture. 3. Popular culture and globalization. 4. Feminism and mass media. 5. Ethnicity on television. I. Title. HM636.H63 2012 306.4’7—dc23 2011047987 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To bell hooks who showed the way and to my students who will carry the light ...