African American Viewers And The Black Situation Comedy - Coleman, Robin R. Means

Hardcover. English. Routledge. 1998. ISBN: 9780815331254. 349pp.

Good condition in hardcover.

Providing insight into key debates over race and representation in the media, this ethnographic study explores the ways in which African-Americans have been depicted in Black situation comedies - from the 1950s Beulah, to contemporary series like Martin and Living Single. As scholars increasingly turn their attention to how audiences interpret, use, and resist media texts, the author makes a contribution to the development of reception theories by focusing on African-American audiences, and bringing their voices to bear on controversies over race and representation. Book No: 46808