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Watching Race
"With a new introduction, Herman Gray's classic investigation of television and race shows how the meaning of blackness on-screen has changed over the years by examining the portrayal of blacks on series such as The Jack Benny Show and Amos 'n' Andy, continuing through The Cosby Show and In Living Color."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annexe
"In these tales the reader can observe Anne's writing prowess grow from that of a young girl's into the observations of a perceptive, edgy, witty and compassionate woman"--Jacket flaps.
African American Viewers and the Black Situation Comedy
Providing new insight into key debates over race and representation in the media, this ethnographic study explores the ways in which African Americans have been depicted in Black situation comedies-from 1950's Beulah to contemporary series like Martin and Living Single.
Another Tale to Tell
Through his work as a fiction writer, critic and activist, Fred Pfeil has sought to extend the progressive possibilities within contemporary American culture. Idiosyncratic and provocative, Another Tale to Tell moves from evaluations of politically engaged texts and practices—such as Hans Haacke’s deconstructive artwork, Chester Himes’ Harlem police thrillers, ‘cyberpunk’ and the feminist science fiction of Octavia Butler—to considerations of the history, dynamics and potential of postmodern culture. Pfeil’s work on postmodernity is distinct from the spate of their works on the subject in its insistence on the social base of postmodern practices within today’s professional ma...
Out of the Revolution
In this text, the authors bring together 31 scholars to provide a reference for understanding the impetus for, the development of, and future considerations for the discipline of 'Africana' studies. Topics addressed include epistemological considerationsand humanistic perspectives.
Legends of the Strait
The setting: Prohibition Era Benicia, Californiaa major terminal on the Transcontinental Railroad where giant ferries carry 35 passenger trains a day across the Carquinez Strait, connecting Sacramento to Oakland and all points south; a five-mile strip of waterfront property populated by Chinese and Greek fishermen, Italian fruit farmers, Portuguese cannery and tannery workers, itinerant gypsies, and a small minority of Anglo-Americans who own the most valuable property and run the local government with graft and intimidation; a town of opposites where fires and floods are seasonal events, where Dominican nuns educate at one end of First Street and brothels at the other. The characters and pl...
Women Making Meaning
Originally published in 1992. This book captures the dynamic confluence of feminist and communication scholarship by setting out some of the provocative questions that mark this intersection. Several of the essays in the book are theoretical in nature, and consider the changing complexion of the field in view of this cross-fertilization; other contributors tackle those individual forms of communication that pose certain challenges for women such as verbal harassment and pornography. The final section of the book, more ethnographic in nature, presents a number of case studies, written primarily by women of colour, which recount the various ways that communication forms such as television, journalism and spoken discourse construct and perpetuate racist and sexist stereotypes.
Southern Belly
Reveals the finest food found in restaurants in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, the Carolinas, Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee, in a volume that also includes recipes for the best in regional cuisine.
The Haunted Weekend of Graduation
THE HAUNTED WEEKEND OF GRADUATION is an action-packed thriller that combines elements of mystery with the startling qualities of terror. This thought-provoking story begins as a group of high school kids decide to have a huge party in order to celebrate their graduation. The story centers around Jim Gorman, a young man who first notices figures of men with hats and trench coats mysteriously watching his actions and loitering around his friend’s car. The man with the hat and overcoat proves to be part of a secret cult that comes to life every ten years and is responsible for a plethora of deaths by decapitation. After a long grueling weekend, Jim and his girlfriend Darlene are the only two left alive to put an end to the sick ritual that Jim believes his father plays a part in. Finally, after winning the battle, Jim goes to check on Darlene only to find she has turned into a devil and cryptically delivers a newborn child belonging to the Netherworld.
