{"product_id":"revolution-televised-prime-time-and-the-struggle-for-black-power-paperback-softback-9780816644322","title":"Revolution Televised; Prime Time and the Struggle for Black Power (Paperback \/ softback) 9780816644322","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRevolution Televised\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePrime Time and the Struggle for Black Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristine Acham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780816644322\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 14.9 x 1.3 cm, 0.364 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAfter a decadelong hiatus, African Americans once again began appearing regularly on television in the 1960s. Bill Cosby costarred on I Spy, Sammy Davis Jr. briefly hosted a variety show, and in 1968 Diahann Carroll debuted in the title role of Julia, the first television series to star an African American since the cancellation of \u003ci\u003eAmos 'n' Andy\u003c\/i\u003e. Over the next ten years, shows with African American casts became more common; some, like \u003ci\u003eSanford and Son\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGood Times\u003c\/i\u003e, were hits with both black and white audiences. Yet many within the black community criticize these programs as perpetuating demeaning stereotypes and hampering the political progress made by African Americans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRevolution Televised\u003c\/i\u003e, Christine Acham offers a more complex reading of this period in African American television history, finding within these programs opposition to dominant white constructions of African American identity. She explores the intersection of popular television and race as witnessed from the documentary coverage of the civil rights and Black Power movements, the personal politics of Flip Wilson and \u003ci\u003eSoul Train's\u003c\/i\u003e Don Cornelius, and the ways in which notorious X-rated comic Redd Foxx reinvented himself for prime time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReflecting on both the potential of television to effect social change as well as its limitations, Acham concludes with analyses of Richard Pryor's politically charged and short-lived sketch comedy show and the success of outspoken comic Chris Rock. \u003ci\u003eRevolution Televised\u003c\/i\u003e deftly illustrates how black television artists operated within the constraints of the television industry to resist and ultimately shape the mass media's portrayal of African American life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristine Acham is assistant professor in African American and African studies at the University of California, Davis. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Univ Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570067108120,"sku":"9780816644322","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/revolution-televised-prime-time-and-the-struggle-for-black-power-paperback-softback-9780816644322","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}