Research Catalog

Title

The vision of a nation : making multiculturalism on British television, 1960-80 / Gavin Schaffer.

Author

Schaffer, Gavin, 1976-

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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Description

viii, 299 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

This book tells the stories behind television's approaches to race relations, multiculturalism and immigration in the 'Golden Age' of British television. Focusing on the 1960s and 1970s, it argues that the makers of television worked tirelessly to shape multiculturalism and undermine racist extremism, believing that the media had a responsibility to mould the nation's vision of itself. Looking at both popular fiction, non-fiction, and programmes for immigrants, Schaffer probes the impact of genre on television's approaches to race relations and multiculturalism, arguing that different conventions, restrictions and aims, ensured radically different impacts. At its core, this book considers the politics, principles and prejudices behind television's interventions on race relations, and probes the impacts of programmes on British audiences as well as the relationship between the makers of television and British politicians, activists and audiences. Ultimately, the book argues that television's approach to race relations was highly influential, and has done much to shape the evolution and self-images of multicultural Britain.

Subject

• Television programs > Great Britain > History > 20th century
• Race relations on television
• Multiculturalism in mass media
• Culture > Study and teaching
• Communication
• History, Modern
• Great Britain > History
• Civilization > History
• Social history

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-285) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1.The Vision of a Nation: Introduction -- 2.The First Bridge: Programmes for Immigrants on British Television -- 3.Race in News and Current Affairs: Principles and Practice -- 4.Dealing with Racial Extremes: News and Current Affairs under Pressure -- 5.What's behind the Open Door? Talking Back on Race in Public-Access Broadcasting -- 6.The Rise and Fall of the Racial Sitcom: Laughter and Prejudice in Multicultural Britain -- 7.Struggling for the Ordinary: Race in British Television Drama -- 8.Conclusion.

ISBN

• 9780230292970
• 0230292976
• 0230292984
• 9780230292987

OCLC

869726335

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library