African Americans on television : race-ing for ratings / David J. Leonard and Lisa A. Guerrero, editors.
Previous treatments of the history of African Americans in television have largely lacked theoretical analysis of the relationship between representations and social contexts. "African Americans on Television: Race-ing for RatingS" fills the existing void by supplying fundamental history w...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Praeger,
[2013]
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| Summary: | Previous treatments of the history of African Americans in television have largely lacked theoretical analysis of the relationship between representations and social contexts. "African Americans on Television: Race-ing for RatingS" fills the existing void by supplying fundamental history with critical analyses of the racial politics of television, documenting the considerable effect that television has had on popular notions of black identity in America since the inception of television.--Inside front jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 455 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780275995140 0275995143 |