TY - JOUR
T1 - The Podcast “Chitlin' Circuit”
T2 - Black Podcasters, Alternative Media, and Audio Enclaves
AU - Florini, Sarah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Broadcast Education Association.
PY - 2015/7/3
Y1 - 2015/7/3
N2 - This article explores how an informal network of Black podcasters, some of whom refer to themselves as the “Chitlin' Circuit” or “urban podcasters,” functions as a contemporary digital iteration of enclaved Black social spaces. The conversational nature of these podcasts and their use of Black American cultural commonplaces, combined with the intimate qualities of radio-style audio, reproduce a sense of being in Black social spaces such as the barber/beauty shop or church. Mobile technologies not only allow listeners to listen anywhere, but listening via headphones also potentially adds an element of immersion through the practice of sensory gating.
AB - This article explores how an informal network of Black podcasters, some of whom refer to themselves as the “Chitlin' Circuit” or “urban podcasters,” functions as a contemporary digital iteration of enclaved Black social spaces. The conversational nature of these podcasts and their use of Black American cultural commonplaces, combined with the intimate qualities of radio-style audio, reproduce a sense of being in Black social spaces such as the barber/beauty shop or church. Mobile technologies not only allow listeners to listen anywhere, but listening via headphones also potentially adds an element of immersion through the practice of sensory gating.
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U2 - 10.1080/19376529.2015.1083373
DO - 10.1080/19376529.2015.1083373
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84947434672
SN - 1937-6529
VL - 22
SP - 209
EP - 219
JO - Journal of Radio and Audio Media
JF - Journal of Radio and Audio Media
IS - 2
ER -