Kennesaw State University DigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University Master of Arts in American Studies Capstones Interdisciplinary Studies Department Spring 5-13-2015 "I'm Rich Bitch:" Black Class Performance and the New Nouveau Riche Nykia Hannah kennesaw State University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/mast_etd Part of the African American Studies Commons, American Popular Culture Commons, Other Arts and Humanities Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation Hannah, Nykia, ""I'm Rich Bitch:" Black Class Performance and the New Nouveau Riche" (2015). Master of Arts in American Studies Capstones. Paper 2. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Interdisciplinary Studies Department at DigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master of Arts in American Studies Capstones by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. “I’M RICH BITCH:” BLACK CLASS PERFORMANCE AND THE NEW NOUVEAU RICHE A Thesis Presented to The Academic Faculty By Nykia Hannah In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in American Studies Kennesaw State University May, 2015 1 Table of Contents Literature Review ................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................