| Description |
xvii, 301 pages : illustrations, ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Media and minorities |
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Media and minorities (Polity Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chronology of events -- Introduction -- Section 1: The black press. The nineteenth century : from slavery to reconstruction ; The great black migration and the growth of the urban black press, 1910-1945 ; The civil rights movement, and beyond ; Black magazines after World War II -- Section 2: Film. Mainstream cinema and African Americans, 1900-1940s ; From servile to "upstanding" : message films, Sidney Poitier, and Hollywood after WWII ; Approaching a new century : from Spike Lee to Direct-to-DVD -- Section 3: Radio and recorded music. Records and race : the early years of radio ; Radio and race : from World War II to rock 'n' roll ; Integrating entertainment and ownership in music and radio -- Section 4: Television and new media. Black faces in small places : early television and black Americans ; Enter Cosby : a new era of black presence on television, 1984-1992 ; Black entertainment television and the promise of cable diversity ; African Americans and the new media environment : from mass to niche media. |
| Summary |
This work provides a textbook overview of the past, present, and future of African Americans in US media. It brings together work from a variety of disciplines to provide the fullest understanding of this complex relationship to date. |
| Subject |
African Americans in mass media.
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| ISBN |
9780745640341 hardback |
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0745640346 hardback |
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0745640362 paperback |
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9780745640365 paperback |
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