Black Women in Reality Television Docusoaps ― A New Form of Representation or Depictions As Usual?

This book looks at the depiction of black women in reality television focusing particularly on 2011, when complaints arose of stereotyping and negative portrayals. The authors analyze the evidence and argue that the question is not about the quantity of positive versus negative images, but rather what constitutes the most memorable messages. There are 10 chapters: black women's mediated depictions: an overview; docu-soaping black women; does majority or minority cast status matter?; reclaiming sexuality; black motherhood; physical appearance; she has her own (money); girl fight; who is she repping?; why are viewers calling for boycotts? Annotation c2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Adria Y. Goldman, PhD (Howard University), is Assistant Professor of Communication at Gordon State College. Her recent publications include the co-authored journal article ?Identifying Ugliness, Defining Beauty: A Focus Group Analysis of and Reaction to Ugly Betty.? She is also one of the editors of Black Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continues.
Damion Waymer, PhD (Purdue University), is Associate Provost for Special Initiatives at the University of Cincinnati. He is the 2013 recipient of the PRIDE Award from the Public Relations Division of the National Communication Association for his contributions to public relations education, and he has published more than forty journal articles and scholarly book chapters on communication and issues of diversity and public relations.