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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461956703321

Autore

Malik Sarita

Titolo

Representing black Britain [[electronic resource] ] : a history of black and Asian images on British television / / Sarita Malik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2002

ISBN

0-7619-7027-4

9786610370481

1-280-37048-3

1-4129-3284-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Culture, representation and identities

Disciplina

791.45/6520396

Soggetti

Black people on television

Television broadcasting - Great Britain - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-196) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: 1 Representation, History and 'Black Britain': -- Questions of Context -- 2 The Racialization of the Black Subject in Television -- Documentary -- 3 The Institutionalization of the Black Voice on Television: -- Questions of Access, Multicultural Programming and -- Cultural Diversity -- 4 The Packaging of Black Identities in Television News -- Narratives -- 5 'Is it 'cos I is Black?': the Black Situation in Television -- Comedy -- 6 Light Entertainment on Television - and the Black-British -- Cultures it is Missing -- 7 Reflections on Black Masculinities and British Sporting -- Culture on Television -- B Casting the Black Subject in Television Drama -- 9 Pounds, Policy and Pressure: Black-British Filmmaking - -- 'As Seen on TV' -- 10 The Struggle for Meanings of 'Blackness': -- Summary and Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume offers the first critical history of black and Asian representation on British television from the earliest days of broadcasting to the present day.