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Revolution Televised : Prime Time And The Struggle For Black Power /

In Revolution Televised, Christine Acham offers a complex reading of African American television history, finding within programs like Sanford and Son and Good Times opposition to dominant white constructions of African American identity. Revolution Televised deftly illustrates how black television...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Acham, Christine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Minnesota Press, 2004.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Reading the Roots of Resistance: Television of the Black Revolution; 2. Was the Revolution Televised?: Network News and Black Journal; 3. What You See Is What You Get: Soul Train and The Flip Wilson Show; 4. This Ain't No Junk: Sanford and Son and African American Humor; 5. Respect Yourself!: Black Women and Power in Julia and Good Times; 6. That Nigger's Crazy: The Rise and Demise of The Richard Pryor Show; Conclusion: Movin' On Up: Contemporary Television as a Site of Resistance; Notes; Bibliography; Index.