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Honorable Mention, 2003 Myers Outstanding Book Award presented by The Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights in North America

Through an analysis of television images of rape, this book makes important contributions to theories of the public sphere as well as feminist theories of rape. It shows how issues pertaining to race and gender are integrated in television discussions of rape, and how ideas of race, stereotypes of black (male and female) sexuality, and the perceived threat of miscegenation continue to shape contemporary attitudes toward sexual violence.
Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Television and Theories of the Public Sphere

2. The Feminist Subject of Rape

3. The Right of Sight is White: The Singular Focus of Network News

4. White Men Do Feminism: Multiple Narratives of Prime-Time Rape

5. Testifying in the Court of Talk Shows

6. Fragmented Counternarratives

Conclusion

Notes
Index

Sujets

Popular culture

Gender studies

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Publié par	State University of New York Press
Date de parution	01 février 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780791489826
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Color of Rape

Purity, Rina Banerjee (2000)

Color of Rape

Gender and Race in Television’s Public Spheres

Sujata Moorti

State University of New York Press

Published by State University of New York Press, Albany

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Moorti, Sujata, 1963– Color of rape : gender and race in television’s public spheres / Sujata Moorti. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5133-X (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5134-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Rape on television. 2. African Americans on television. 3. Rape—Press coverage—United States. I. Title.

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Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Television and Theories of the Public Sphere 2 The Feminist Subject of Rape 3 The Right of Sight Is White: The Singular Focus of Network News 4 White Men Do Feminism: Multiple Narratives of Prime-Time Rape 5 Testifying in the Court of Talk Shows 6 Fragmented Counternarratives Conclusion Notes Index

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To My Father and In Memory of My Mother

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Acknowledgments

Over the course of this project I have gained a better understanding of the complex and subtle manner in which race and gender suffuse the terrains of citizenship and popular culture in the United States. Not only have I discov-ered that there are no easy answers to the vexing ways in which these cate-gories of identity intersect, I have also come to appreciate the many different ways in which mainstream television tries to capture this complexity. In this, sometimes tedious and most often fascinating, process of learning I have had assistance from various quarters, some within the formal institutions of acad-eme and the others from the informal kindness and generosity of numerous friends and colleagues. The extended nature of this inquiry means that I am indebted to numerous people for their enthusiasm, their zeal, and their patience. Often, seemingly offhand comments drove me back to examine the primary questions of this project and have provided intellectually exhilarat-ing avenues. For these and boundless other insights I have not been able to thank everyone individually but my gratitude is unreserved. Maurine Beasley, Evelyn Beck, Gina Marchetti, Jim Klumpp, Steve Barkin, Michael Gurevitch, and Richard Brown among numerous others at the University of Maryland taught me to pose difficult questions pertaining to democracy and citizenship. They have insisted upon and guided me through the process of critical thinking and their insights continue to shape my scholarship. Julie D’Acci, Anita Fellman, Rashmi Luthra, Lisa McLaugh-lin, Toby Miller, and Usha Zacharias have read parts of this manuscript, offered suggestions for improving it, and encouraged me with the research. Lisa Cuklanz, Sarah Projansky, Andrea Slane, and Patricia Priest have shared their ideas and their interest in television images of rape with ceaseless enthu-siasm. They have offered a continuing dialogue and a community of scholar-ship. Rina Banerjee has helped me gain a better understanding of art. She and Andrea have spent long hours explaining the processes of producing art-works. Together these scholars have provided me intellectual sustenance and