{"product_id":"real-sister-stereotypes-respectability-and-black-women-in-reality-tv-paperback-softback-9780813575063","title":"Real Sister; Stereotypes, Respectability, and Black Women in Reality TV (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813575063","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReal Sister\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStereotypes, Respectability, and Black Women in Reality TV\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJervette R. Ward (Edited by), Jervette R. Ward (Contributions by), Sheena Harris (Contributions by), LaToya Jefferson-James (Contributions by), Alison D. Ligon (Contributions by), Cynthia Davis (Contributions by), Detris Honora Adelabu (Contributions by), Monica Flippin Wynn (Contributions by), Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniels (Contributions by), Sharon Lynette Jones (Contributions by), Terry A. Nelson (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813575063\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Every now and then a publication arrives that's right on time, and\u003ci\u003e Real Sister \u003c\/i\u003eis the read of the season … Cue the book club debates!\"\u003c\/div\u003e - #1 in Patrik's Picks (Essence Magazine) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A frank meditation on the images of black women in television’s most dominant form, \u003ci\u003eReal Sister\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the ways in which the ambivalent pleasures derived from reality TV’s obligatory train wrecks implicate black women as both victim and entrepreneur.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Darnell Hunt (editor of Channeling Blackness) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eReal Sister\u003c\/i\u003e makes a significant contribution to existing scholarship by establishing links between depictions of black women in television and a longer-running history of representations of black women in literature and popular culture tropes.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Leigh H. Edwards (author of The Triumph of Reality TV: The Revolution in American Television)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Real Housewives of Atlanta \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eFlavor of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, reality shows with predominantly black casts have often been criticized for their negative representation of African American women as loud, angry, and violent. Yet even as these programs appear to be rehashing old stereotypes of black women, the critiques of them are arguably problematic in their own way, as the notion of “respectability” has historically been used to police black women’s behaviors.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The first book of scholarship devoted to the issue of how black women are depicted on reality television, \u003ci\u003eReal Sister \u003c\/i\u003eoffers 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 \u003ci\u003eBasketball Wives \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eSay Yes to the Dress\u003c\/i\u003e. As regular viewers of reality television, these scholars are able to note ways in which the genre presents positive images of black womanhood, even as they catalog a litany of stereotypes about race, class, and gender that it tends to reinforce.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Rather than simply dismissing reality television as “trash,” this collection takes the genre seriously, as an important touchstone in ongoing cultural debates about what constitutes “trashiness” and “respectability.” Written in an accessible style that will appeal to reality TV fans both inside and outside of academia, \u003ci\u003eReal Sister \u003c\/i\u003ethus seeks to inspire a more nuanced, thoughtful conversation about the genre’s representations and their effects on the black community. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction     The Real Scandal: Portrayals of Black Women in Reality TV\u003cbr\u003e Jervette R. Ward\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1         Black Women: From Public Arena to Reality TV\u003cbr\u003e Sheena Harris\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2         Selective Reuptake: Perpetuating Misleading Cultural Identities in the Reality Television World\u003cbr\u003e LaToya Jefferson-James\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3         Striving to Dress the Part: Examining the Absence of Black Women in Different Iterations of \u003ci\u003eSay Yes to the Dress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alison D. Ligon\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4         The Semiotics of Fashion and Urban Success in \u003ci\u003eThe Real Housewives of Atlanta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cynthia Davis\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5         A Home without Walls, A Family without Boundaries: How Family Participation in Reality Television Impacts Children’\u003cbr\u003es Development\u003cbr\u003e Detris Honora Adelabu\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e Monica Flippin-Wynn\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7         Questions of Quality and Class: Perceptions of Hierarchy in African American Family–\u003cbr\u003eFocused Reality TV Shows\u003cbr\u003e Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniel\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8         Contemplating \u003ci\u003eBasketball Wives\u003c\/i\u003e: A Critique of Racism, Sexism, and Income-Level Disparity\u003cbr\u003e Sharon Lynette Jones\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9         Exploiting and Capitalizing on Unique Black Femininity: An Entrepreneurial Perspective\u003cbr\u003e Terry A. Nelson\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10       Reunion Chapter: A Conversation among Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Jervette R. Ward\u003cbr\u003e Appendix        Reality TV Shows That Prominently Feature Black Women\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559356231960,"sku":"9780813575063","price":23.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/real-sister-stereotypes-respectability-and-black-women-in-reality-tv-paperback-softback-9780813575063","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}