Black television travels African American media around the globe

“Black Television Travels provides a detailed and insightful view of the roots and routes of the televisual representations of blackness on the transnational media landscape. By following the circulation of black cultural products and their institutionalized discourses—including industry lore, taste...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Havens, Timothy (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press 2013.
New York, NY : [2013]
Colección:Critical Cultural Communication
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Roots and the Perils of African American Television Drama in a Global World
  • 2. Integrated Eighties Situation Comedies and the Struggle against Apartheid
  • 3. The Cosby Show, Family Themes, and the Ascent of White Situation Comedies Abroad in the Late 1980s
  • 4. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Channel Fragmentation, and the Recognition of Difference
  • 5. The Worldwide Circulation of Contemporary African American Television
  • 6. Black Television from Elsewhere
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author