Enlightened Racism
The Cosby Show, Audiences, And The Myth Of The American Dream
1st Edition
Published on 7. December 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
170 pages
978-0-367-15435-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers a radical challenge to the conventional wisdom concerning racial stereotyping in the United States and demonstrates how apparently progressive programs like The Cosby Show, despite good intentions, actually help to construct enlightened forms of racism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-15435-6 (9780367154356)
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Content
Preface -- Introducing -- Television and Reality: -- The Success of Cosby -- Black Experience: Images, Illusions, and Social Class -- Class and the Myth of the American Dream -- White Responses: The Emergence of "Enlightened" Racism -- Black Responses: The Hollow Images of Success -- Conclusion: Unpopular Messages in an Age of Popularity