The first book of scholarship devoted to the issue of how black women are depicted on reality television, Real Sister offers an even-handed consideration of the genre. The book's ten contributors - black female scholars from a variety of disciplines - provide a wide range of perspectives, while considering everything from Basketball Wives to Say Yes to the Dress.
The first book of scholarship devoted to the issue of how black women are depicted on reality television, Real Sister offers an even-handed consideration of the genre. The book's ten contributors - black female scholars from a variety of disciplines - provide a wide range of perspectives, while considering everything from Basketball Wives to Say Yes to the Dress.
JERVETTE R. WARD is an assistant professor of English at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments Introduction The Real Scandal: Portrayals of Black Women in Reality TV Jervette R. Ward Chapter 1 Black Women: From Public Arena to Reality TV Sheena Harris Chapter 2 Selective Reuptake: Perpetuating Misleading Cultural Identities in the Reality Television World LaToya Jefferson-James Chapter 3 Striving to Dress the Part: Examining the Absence of Black Women in Different Iterations of Say Yes to the Dress Alison D. Ligon Chapter 4 The Semiotics of Fashion and Urban Success in The Real Housewives of Atlanta Cynthia Davis Chapter 5 A Home without Walls, A Family without Boundaries: How Family Participation in Reality Television Impacts Children’s Development Detris Honora Adelabu Chapter 6 Where Is Clair Huxtable When You Need Her?: The Desperate Search for Positive Media Images of African American Women in the Age of Reality TV Monica Flippin-Wynn Chapter 7 Questions of Quality and Class: Perceptions of Hierarchy in African American Family–Focused Reality TV Shows Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniel Chapter 8 Contemplating Basketball Wives: A Critique of Racism, Sexism, and Income-Level Disparity Sharon Lynette Jones Chapter 9 Exploiting and Capitalizing on Unique Black Femininity: An Entrepreneurial Perspective Terry A. Nelson Chapter 10 Reunion Chapter: A Conversation among Contributors Jervette R. Ward Appendix Reality TV Shows That Prominently Feature Black Women Notes on Contributors Index
Acknowledgments Introduction The Real Scandal: Portrayals of Black Women in Reality TV Jervette R. Ward Chapter 1 Black Women: From Public Arena to Reality TV Sheena Harris Chapter 2 Selective Reuptake: Perpetuating Misleading Cultural Identities in the Reality Television World LaToya Jefferson-James Chapter 3 Striving to Dress the Part: Examining the Absence of Black Women in Different Iterations of Say Yes to the Dress Alison D. Ligon Chapter 4 The Semiotics of Fashion and Urban Success in The Real Housewives of Atlanta Cynthia Davis Chapter 5 A Home without Walls, A Family without Boundaries: How Family Participation in Reality Television Impacts Children’s Development Detris Honora Adelabu Chapter 6 Where Is Clair Huxtable When You Need Her?: The Desperate Search for Positive Media Images of African American Women in the Age of Reality TV Monica Flippin-Wynn Chapter 7 Questions of Quality and Class: Perceptions of Hierarchy in African American Family–Focused Reality TV Shows Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniel Chapter 8 Contemplating Basketball Wives: A Critique of Racism, Sexism, and Income-Level Disparity Sharon Lynette Jones Chapter 9 Exploiting and Capitalizing on Unique Black Femininity: An Entrepreneurial Perspective Terry A. Nelson Chapter 10 Reunion Chapter: A Conversation among Contributors Jervette R. Ward Appendix Reality TV Shows That Prominently Feature Black Women Notes on Contributors Index
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