Introduction: For the Black Girls Who Don’t Code

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: For the Black Girls Who Don’t Code 1
4. 1. A History of Black Women and Technology, or Badges of Oppression and Positions of Strength 21
5. 2. Black Feminist Technoculture, or the Virtual Beauty Shop 41
6. 3. Principles for a Digital Black Feminism, or Blogging While Black 65
7. 4. Digital Black Feminist Praxis, or Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 95
8. 5. Digital Black Feminism as a Product, or “It’s Funny How Money Change a Situation” 123
9. Conclusion: A Digital Black Feminist Future 149
10. Acknowledgments 159
11. Notes 161
12. References 171
13. Index 185
14. About the Author 195