Starring Mandela and Cosby : media and the end(s) of apartheid /

During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa--among both Black and White South Africans--was The Cosby Show. Why did people living under a system built on the idea that Black people were inferior and threatening flock to a show that portrayed African Ameri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krabill, Ron (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Temas:
Cosby show (Television program : 1984-1992) > Influence.
Cosby show (Television program : 1984-1992)
1900-1999
Television broadcasting > Social aspects > South Africa > History > 20th century.
Television and politics > South Africa > History > 20th century.
Television viewers > South Africa > Attitudes > History > 20th century.
White people > South Africa > Attitudes > History > 20th century.
Mass media and race relations > South Africa > History > 20th century.
Apartheid > South Africa.
Télévision > Aspect social > Afrique du Sud > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Télévision et politique > Afrique du Sud > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Téléspectateurs > Afrique du Sud > Attitudes > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Personnes blanches > Afrique du Sud > Attitudes > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médias et relations raciales > Afrique du Sud > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Apartheid > Afrique du Sud.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Apartheid
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Mass media and race relations
Race relations
Television and politics
Television broadcasting > Social aspects
Television viewers > Attitudes
White people > Attitudes
South Africa > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Afrique du Sud > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
South Africa
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa--among both Black and White South Africans--was The Cosby Show. Why did people living under a system built on the idea that Black people were inferior and threatening flock to a show that portrayed African Americans as comfortably mainstream? Starring Mandela and Cosby takes up this paradox, revealing the surprising impact of television on racial politics. The South African government maintained a ban on television until 1976, and according to Ron Krabill, they were right to be wary of its potential power. Th.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 199 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-188) and index.
ISBN:9780226451909
0226451909

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