Black and White Media: Black Images in Popular Film and Television

Black and White Media: Black Images in Popular Film and Television

by KarenRoss (Author)

Synopsis

This is a wide-ranging account of the complex relations between Black communities and popular media, analysing the ways in which Black communities have been portrayed in film and television and considering the contribution made by Black media professionals.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 232
Edition: 1
Publisher: Polity
Published: 14 Dec 1995

ISBN 10: 0745611273
ISBN 13: 9780745611273

Media Reviews
A strong first chapter, drawing on analyses of cultural hybridity by Stuart Hall and Paul Gilroy, paves the way for a delicately nuanced tight--rope walk through the history of assimilation, resistance, a blacknessa , a ethnic nationalisma , bringing us to todaya s a new transgressive modes of beinga ... An important and enjoyable book. New Times Karen Ross has written a most valuable and acutely observed book which should be required reading in all media institutions. Louis Danner--Mahoney, Vice--President, Equity, and Chair, Afro--Asian Committee
Author Bio
Karen Ross is a Research Officer at the Centre for Mass Communication Research at the University of Leicester.