“In this article we locate, interpret, and critique the figure of the ‘bad’ white mother, focusing on the critically acclaimed AMC drama, Mad Men. Advancing feminist and postcolonial approaches to myth, we uncover a prevailing ‘white consciousness’ that relies on racializing logics in, first of all, Mad Men’s representations of (white) motherhood through the character of Betty Draper, and second, public discussions of the show in academic and media outlets. Drawing on Black feminist thought, we propose . . . ” (“ ‘Am I a good [white] mother?’ Mad men, bad mothers, and post(racial)feminism,” Critical Studies in Media Communication, published online January 30, 2018.)
