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Black Women in Reality Television Docusoaps explores representations of Black women in one of the most powerful, popular forms of reality television - the docusoap. Viewers, critics, and researchers have taken issue with what they consider to be unflattering, one-dimensional representations. This book discusses images of Black women in reality television during the 2011 viewing year, when much criticism arose. These findings provide a context for a more recent examination of reality television portrayals during 2014, following many reality stars' promises to offer new representations. The authors discuss the types of images shown, potential readings of such portrayals, and the implication of these reality television docusoap presentations. The book will be useful for courses examining topics such as popular culture; mass media and society; women's studies; race and media; sex and gender; media studies; African American issues in mass communication; and gender, race and representation, as well as other graduate-level classes.Product Identifiers
PublisherPeter Lang
ISBN-139781433127779
eBay Product ID (ePID)213098586
Product Key Features
Number of Pages137 Pages
Publication NameBlack Women in Reality Television Docusoaps: a New Form of Representation or Depictions As Usual?
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEngineering & Technology, Social Sciences, Zoology, Computer Science
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
AuthorDamion Waymer, Adria Y. Goldman
SeriesBlack Studies and Critical Thinking
Dimensions
Item Height225 mm
Item Weight200 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorDamion Waymer, Adria Y. Goldman