Well, That Escalated Quickly
Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2018.
Format: Book
Description: viii, 244 pages ; 24 cm
"In this sharp, funny, and incredibly timely collection of personal essays, veteran video blogger and star of MTV's Decoded, Franchesca Ramsey explores race, identity, online activism, and the downfall of real communication in the age of Twitter rants and call-out wars"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: Girl walks into the comments section -- Famous in four hours -- Black-lash -- My reign as YouTube's callout queen -- Between a Loc and a hard place: the Chescalocs story -- Lessons from going public, part 1: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the spotlight -- Lessons from going public, part 2: Objects on social media are not as close as they appear -- Guess who's coming to dinner? (It's Lena Dunham.) -- Stop hating and start studying -- Activist Lent -- Unfriended -- Last name basis -- Eulogies for cringeworthy comments -- Self-care is not selling out (unless it is) -- Conclusion: Activism is like long division--you have to show your work -- Franchesca's simple explanations of not-so-simple concepts.
Subjects:
Ramsey, Franchesca, 1983-
YouTube (Electronic resource) -- Biography.
YouTube (Electronic resource) -- Juvenile literature.
Television personalities -- United States -- Biography.
Bloggers -- United States -- Biography.
Ramsey, Franchesca, 1983-
YouTube (Electronic resource) -- Biography.
YouTube (Electronic resource) -- Juvenile literature.
Television personalities -- United States -- Biography.
Bloggers -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781538761038
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Ramsey, Franchesca | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |