“We Out Here”: Black Women, Well-Being, and #blackgirlsrun on Instagram
Shanice Jones Cameron
Abstract:This study explores the meanings that Black women associate with long-distance running and how these meanings informed their digital practice, specifically the content they distributed through #blackgirlsrun on Instagram. Drawing from 12 semi-structured phone interviews and participant observation data, this project exemplifies how Black women in the United States utilize social media to create knowledges and cultivate communities that center their health and well-being. The participants regarded long-distance… Show more
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