Title Starring Mandela and Cosby : media and the end(s) of apartheid / Ron Krabill

Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 199 pages) Contents Media, democratization, and the end(s) of apartheid -- Structured absences and communicative spaces -- In the absence of television -- "They stayed 'til the flag streamed" -- Surfing into Zulu -- Living with the Huxtables in a state of emergency -- I may not be a freedom fighter, but I play one on TV -- Television and the afterlife of apartheid Summary During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa--among both Black and White South Africans--was The Cosby Show. Why did people living under a system built on the idea that Black people were inferior and threatening flock to a show that portrayed African Americans as comfortably mainstream? Starring Mandela and Cosby takes up this paradox, revealing the surprising impact of television on racial politics. The South African government maintained a ban on television until 1976, and according to Ron Krabill, they were right to be wary of its potential power. Th Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-188) and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT Cosby show (Television program : 1984-1992) -- Influence Cosby show (Television program : 1984-1992) fast Subject Television broadcasting -- Social aspects -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century Television and politics -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century Television viewers -- South Africa -- Attitudes -- History -- 20th century White people -- South Africa -- Attitudes -- History -- 20th century Mass media and race relations -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century Apartheid -- South Africa. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies. Apartheid Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Mass media and race relations Race relations Television and politics Television broadcasting -- Social aspects Television viewers -- Attitudes White people -- Attitudes South Africa -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century South Africa Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book LC no. 2010005836 ISBN 9780226451909 0226451909

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