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Real Sister : Stereotypes, Respectability, and Black Women in Reality TV /

From The Real Housewives of Atlanta to Flavor of Love , reality shows with predominantly black casts have often been criticized for their negative representation of African American women as loud, angry, and violent. Real Sister brings together ten black female scholars from a variety of disciplines...

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Otros Autores: Ward, Jervette R., 1983- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2015.
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505 0 |a Introduction -- the real scandal: portrayals of black women in reality tv / Jervette R. Ward -- Black women: from public arena to reality tv / Sheena Harris -- Selective reuptake: perpetuating misleading cultural identities in the reality television world / Latoya Jefferson-James -- Striving to dress the part: examining the absence of black women in different iterations of say yes to the dress / Alison D. Ligon -- The semiotics of fashion and urban success in the Real housewives of Atlanta / Cynthia Davis -- A home without walls, a family without boundaries: how family participation in reality television impacts children's development / Detris Honora Adelabu -- Where is Clair Huxtable when you need her?: the desperate search for positive media images of African American women in the age of reality tv / Monica Flippin Wynn -- Questions of quality and class: perceptions of hierarchy in African American family-focused reality tv shows / Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniel -- Contemplating Basketball wives: a critique of racism, sexism, and income level disparity / Sharon Lynette Jones -- Exploiting and capitalizing on unique black femininity: an entrepreneurial perspective / Terry A. Nelson -- Reunion chapter: a conversation among contributors / Jervette R. Ward -- Appendix: reality tv shows that prominently feature black women. 
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