Ms Sandra Eyakware

Research student

I am a part-time PhD candidate in JOMEC. I have over 10 years experience of working with students in the post-compulsory education sector, supporting their academic and pastoral needs.

My research explores Black women audiences', in Britain, views and responses to contemporary media narratives of Black womanhood in TV they view on subscription TV streaming services.

Thesis title: How Black women in the UK view, and respond to contemporary media narratives of Black womanhood through in TV series on subscription television streaming services.

My research aims to address under-explored aspects of the media consumption experiences of Black women in Britain, which few studies have done (Sobande, 2020). My research examines Black women's views and responses to representations of Black women in TV series on subscription TV streaming services, and how these representations of Black women influence Black women's their identities and life experiences. My research is vital because Black women often acknowledge that their experiences have not been sufficiently addressed by the media, and they understand how media depictions of Black womanhood continue to oppress them (Bobo 1998).

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