"Now Watch Me Dance": Responding to Critical Observations, Constructions, and Performances of Race on Reality Television

With respect to a well-established line of critical research, scholars must continue to ask questions concerned with ideological oppression embedded in negative representations of race and gender. The media provide effective tools for teaching and learning critical issues. However, there is an ongoi...

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Published in:Critical studies in mass communication 2008-10, Vol.25 (4), p.441-446
Main Author: Hopson, Mark C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication research
Discourse analysis
Ideology
Race
Racial Relations
Racism
Reality programming
Reality TV
Social construction
Social Justice
Television
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Summary:With respect to a well-established line of critical research, scholars must continue to ask questions concerned with ideological oppression embedded in negative representations of race and gender. The media provide effective tools for teaching and learning critical issues. However, there is an ongoing risk that oppressive forces may impact the selection, organization, and interpretation of phenomena. When focusing on communication, processes of RTV become even more penetrable to critical interpretation. Here, Hopson talks about his critical observations, constructions, and performances of race on reality television.
ISSN:1529-5036
0739-3180
1479-5809
DOI:10.1080/15295030802327782