During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa was " The Cosby Show". Why did people living under a system built on the idea that Black people were inferior and threatening flock to a show that portrayed African Americans as comfortably …
During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa--among both Black and White South Africans--was The Cosby Show. Why did people living under a system built on the idea that Black people were inferior and threatening flock to a show that po…
Media, democratization, and the end(s) of apartheid -- Structured absences and communicative spaces -- In the absence of television -- "They stayed 'til the flag streamed"--Surfing into Zulu -- Living with the Huxtables in a state of emergency -- I may not be a freedom fighter, …
The book explores how BBC management attempted to address race relations for the benefit of white Britons and African Caribbeans as their presence in England increased beyond the post-war years. Archival documents are used to demonstrate how established policies often shifted.
The book explores how BBC management attempted to address race relations for the benefit of white Britons and African Caribbeans as their presence in England increased beyond the post-war years. Archival documents are used to demonstrate how established policies often shifted.