Adjusting the Contrast: British Television and Constructs of Race

Author:   Sarita Malik ,  Darrell M. Newton
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
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Pages:   232
Publication Date:   01 October 2019
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Author:   Sarita Malik ,  Darrell M. Newton
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
ISBN:  

9781526143600


ISBN 10:   1526143607
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   01 October 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Introduction – Sarita Malik and Darrell M. Newton 1 A little Brit different? BBC America and transnational constructs of Britishness – Darrell M. Newton 2 Scheduling race – Anamik Saha 3 Reframing the 1950s: race and representation in recent British television – James Burton 4 Black British drama, losses and gains: the case of Shoot the Messenger – Sarita Malik 5 The iconic ghetto on British television: Black representation and Top Boy – Kehinde Andrews 6 Whiteness, normativity and the ongoing racial Other: imperial fictions: Doctor Who, post-racial slavery and other liberal humanist fantasies – Susana Loza 7 Myth of a multicultural England in BBC’s Luther – Nicole M. Jackson 8 Framing The Fosters: jokes, racism and Black and Asian voices in British comedy television – Gavin Schaffer Index -- .

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'Adjusting the Contrast makes a meaningful intervention into the whiteness that historically characterises much of UK television studies [.]with this rigorous, engaging and eclectic collection, Malik, Newton and their contributors play an important part in the ongoing project to decolonise British television studies.' Hannah Hamad, Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies, Vol. 13, No. 4 (2018) -- .


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Sarita Malik is Professor of Media, Culture and Communications at Brunel University London Darrell M. Newton is Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire -- .

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