The Sociology of Cardi B

This powerfully written and co-authored book creatively engages with the topics of Black and Latinx femininity, motherhood, sexuality, racial and ethnic identity, and political engagement through the life and artistic work of hip hop artist Cardi B.

Aaryn L. Green is a sociologist, instructor, student affairs professional, diversity consultant, writer, and speaker from East Cleveland, Ohio. Maretta Darnell McDonald is an affiliate faculty member in the Sociology Department at Virginia Tech. Veronica A. Newton is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Race in the Department of Sociology at Georgia State University. Candice C. Robinson is Assistant Professor of Sociology and DeLaney Faculty Scholar at Washington and Lee University. Shantee Rosado is Assistant Professor of Afro-Latinx Studies in the Africana Studies Department and Latino and Caribbean Studies Department at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Introduction 1. What is a Trap Feminist Standpoint? 2. Cardi B's Bad Behavior: Resisting White Gaze and Respectability 3. Cardi B Living Her Best Feminist Life 4. Policing Cardi B's Blackness 5. Cardi Put the WAP on Offset: Trap Feminist Motherhood 6. Cardi B's Trap Feminist Politics Conclusion