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Black Women's Portrayals on Reality Television : The New Sapphire.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (294 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498519335
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Black Women's Portrayals on Reality TelevisionDDC classification:
  • 791.45/652208996073
LOC classification:
  • PN1992.8.A34 -- B58 2016eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I: Portrayals ofChristianity and Motherhood -- 1 High Tea, Church Hats, Pastor Wives, and Friendships -- 2 The God in Me -- 3 From 1990s Girl to Hip-Hop Wife -- 4 Are Black Women Loud? -- 5 Can't Have It All -- II: Portrayals of the Angry Black Woman -- 6 Is She Strong or Just a b!@*#? -- 7 The "Tyra Tyrade" -- 8 A Critical Analysis of Black Womanhood in NBC's The Apprentice -- III: Portrayals of Black Women asSpouses, Girlfriends and Lovers -- 9 Dehumanized and Empowered? -- 10 The "Down Ass Bitch" in the Reality Television Show Love and Hip Hop -- 11 Real Housewives or Real Lies? -- Conclusion -- Index -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors.
Summary: This book critically analyzes how the perpetuation of negative racial and gender stereotypes in reality television influences how the U.S. views black women.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I: Portrayals ofChristianity and Motherhood -- 1 High Tea, Church Hats, Pastor Wives, and Friendships -- 2 The God in Me -- 3 From 1990s Girl to Hip-Hop Wife -- 4 Are Black Women Loud? -- 5 Can't Have It All -- II: Portrayals of the Angry Black Woman -- 6 Is She Strong or Just a b!@*#? -- 7 The "Tyra Tyrade" -- 8 A Critical Analysis of Black Womanhood in NBC's The Apprentice -- III: Portrayals of Black Women asSpouses, Girlfriends and Lovers -- 9 Dehumanized and Empowered? -- 10 The "Down Ass Bitch" in the Reality Television Show Love and Hip Hop -- 11 Real Housewives or Real Lies? -- Conclusion -- Index -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors.

This book critically analyzes how the perpetuation of negative racial and gender stereotypes in reality television influences how the U.S. views black women.

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