Watching While Black Centering the Television of Black Audiences |
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| Editor:
| Smith-Shomade, Beretta E. |
| Contribution by:
| Coleman, Robin Means
Cavalcante, Andre
Warner, Kristen J.
Acham, Christine
Heitner, Devorah
Russworm, TreaAndrea M.
Fuller, Jennifer
LeDuff, Kim M.
Gates, Racquel
Lewis, Nghana
Cunningham, Mark D.
Whaley, Deborah Elizabeth
Gillam, Reighan
Burton, Nsenga
Havens, Timothy
Pierson, Eric |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-5387-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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Watching While Black exclusively considers and critically engages programs that Black audiences watch and enjoy. With fresh perspectives, contributors both expose and introduce programming targeted at very specific and under-examined Black demographics. Cutting across forty years of Black television, the book looks at behind-the-scenes practices, significant historical texts, twenty-first century shows, and programs produced for Black audiences around the...
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Watching While Black exclusively considers and critically engages programs that Black audiences watch and enjoy. With fresh perspectives, contributors both expose and introduce programming targeted at very specific and under-examined Black demographics. Cutting across forty years of Black television, the book looks at behind-the-scenes practices, significant historical texts, twenty-first century shows, and programs produced for Black audiences around the world.