{"product_id":"african-americans-and-the-media-9780745640341","title":"African Americans and the Media","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides a textbook overview of the past, present, and future of African Americans in US media. Brings together work from a variety of disciplines to provide the fullest understanding of this complex relationship to date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Prof. Squires has accomplished something quite remarkable with \u003ci\u003eAfrican Americans and the Media\u003c\/i\u003e. This is not simply a 'textbook'. Rather, it is one of the most comprehensive, engaged works of scholarship to chart the relationship African Americans have with media. This book not only covers every medium, from print to internet, but it also examines innovation, audience reception, and even industry responsibility. This is an absolutely essential resource for students and scholars at every level.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobin Coleman, University of Michigan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Chronology of Events\u003cbr\u003e Introduction - African Americans and the Mass Media \u003cbr\u003e Section One: The Black Press\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Black Press in the 19th Century: From Slavery to Reconstruction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Great Black Migration and the Growth of the Urban Black Press, 1910-1945\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Black Press, the Civil Rights Movement, and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e 4. Black Magazines in the 20th Century\u003cbr\u003e Section Two: Film\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mainstream Cinema and African Americans, 1900-1940s\u003cbr\u003e 6. From Servile to \"Upstanding\": Message films, Sidney Poitier, and Hollywood after WWII\u003cbr\u003e 7. Approaching a New Century: From Spike Lee to Direct-to-DVD\u003cbr\u003e Section Three: Radio and Recorded Music \u003cbr\u003e 8. Records and Race in the Early Years of Radio\u003cbr\u003e 9. Radio and Race: From World War II to Rock ‘n' Roll\u003cbr\u003e 10. Integrating Entertainment and Ownership in Music \u0026amp; Radio\u003cbr\u003e Section Four: Television and New Media\u003cbr\u003e 11. Black Faces in Small Places: Early television and Black Americans\u003cbr\u003e 12. Enter Cosby: A New Era of Black Presence on Television, 1984-1992\u003cbr\u003e 13. Black Entertainment Television and the Promise of Cable Diversity\u003cbr\u003e 14. African Americans and the New Media Environment: From Mass to Niche Media\u003cbr\u003e Endnotes","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51618765537623,"sku":"9780745640341","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745640341.jpg?v=1756903244","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/african-americans-and-the-media-9780745640341","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}