Adjusting the contrast British television and constructs of race

Title
  1. Adjusting the contrast [electronic resource] : British television and constructs of race / edited by Sarita Malik and Darrell M. Newton.
Published by
  1. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Malik, Sarita.
  2. Newton, Darrell M.
Description
  1. 1 online resource (xii, 212 pages) : illustrations.
Summary
  1. Through contextual and textual analyses, this title explores a range of texts and practices that address the ongoing phenomenon of race and its relationship to television. Chapters explore policies and the management of race; transnationalism and racial diversity; historical questions of representation; the myth of a multicultural England, and more. Included are textual analyses of programmes such as Doctor Who, Shoot the Messenger, Desi DNA, Top Boy, and the broadcast environments that helped to create them. Other chapters scrutinise the 1950s and how immigration is reframed on contemporary television screens on programmes like Call the Midwife; the continuing myth of a multicultural England through Luther, and how comedies such as Till Death Us Do Part, cautiously framed racial tensions as laughing matters.
Uniform title
  1. Adjusting the contrast (Online)
Subject
  1. Minorities on television
  2. Race on television
  3. Television programs > Great Britain
  4. Television broadcasting > Social aspects > Great Britain
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-206) and index.
Access (note)
  1. Access restricted to authorized users.
Title
  1. Adjusting the contrast [electronic resource] : British television and constructs of race / edited by Sarita Malik and Darrell M. Newton.
Imprint
  1. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-206) and index.
Access
  1. Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
  1. Available from home with a valid library card
  2. Available onsite at NYPL
Added author
  1. Malik, Sarita.
  2. Newton, Darrell M.
LCCN
  1. 2017296266
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