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Black television travels African American media around the globe

Title
Black television travels [electronic resource] : African American media around the globe / Timothy Havens.
Author
Havens, Timothy.
Publication
New York ; London : New York University Press, [2013]

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Description
1 online resource (xii, 215 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
Critical cultural communication
Uniform Title
Black television travels (Online)
Alternative Title
Black television travels (Online)
Subject
  • African Americans on television
  • Television programs > Social aspects > United States
  • Foreign television programs > History and criticism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-207) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: African American television trade -- Roots and the perils of African American television drama in a global world -- Integrated eighties situation comedies and the struggle against apartheid -- The Cosby show, family themes, and the ascent of white situation comedies abroad in the late 1980s -- The Fresh prince of Bel-Air, channel fragmentation, and the recognition of difference -- The worldwide circulation of contemporary African American television -- Black television from elsewhere: the globalization of non-U.S. Black television -- Conclusion: transnational televisual aesthetics and global discourses of race.
LCCN
2012042160
OCLC
ssj0000832765
Author
Havens, Timothy.
Title
Black television travels [electronic resource] : African American media around the globe / Timothy Havens.
Imprint
New York ; London : New York University Press, [2013]
Series
Critical cultural communication
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-207) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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