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Readings
  • Bogle, Donald.  Prime Time Blues: African Americans on Network Television. NewYork: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2001. 19-41, 113-135, 156-161, 183-187, 197-217, 253-259, 269-271, 286-303, 316-322, 330-332, 376-380, 383-393, 414-426, 429-435.

    • This reading focuses on specific sitcoms staring African Americans from the 1950's through the 1990's.
  • Capsuto, Steven. Alternate Channels:The Uncensored Story of Gay and Lesbian Images on Radio and Television. New York: Ballantine Books, 2000. 27-36.

    • "Alternate Channels" is more about individual examples of homosexuality on television and the gay communities' 
    reaction to them. This reading includes "Ellen" as an example of a homosexual character and the problems with the portrayal of homosexuality on tv.
  • Fiske, John.  Television Culture.  Metheuen &Co, Ltd.  London.  1987.  37-47, 62-83. 

    • A brief introduction to the argument discussing television as an agent of social change.
  • Lichter, S. Robert, Linda S. Litcher, and Stanley Rothman.  Watching America.  New York: Prentice Hall, 1991. 50-79.

    • This reading is about women and their protrayal on television, it covers home life, work, and sex.
  • Mahajan, Amar Jit. Family and Television: A Sociological Study. Gyan Publishing House: New Delhi, 1993.  45-58.

    • Provides options what families can do to prevent their children from becoming negatively affected by violent television programming.
  • Minnow, Newton and Craig LaMay. Abandoned in the Wasteland. Hill and Wang: New York, 1995. 27-57.

    • This book, coauthored by former FCC Commisioner Newton Minnow, traces the emergence of efforts to make television content more friendly to children.
  • O'Dell, Cary. Women Poineers in Television. North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1997. 20-40.

    • This reading is about Lucille Ball and her role as a pioneer in television from the feminist viewpoint.
  • Price, Monroe and Verhulst, Stefaan.   Parental Control of Television Broadcasting. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers: New Jersey, 2002.  110-120.

    • A detailed description of the V-Chip, an effective tool in preventing children from viewing shows which are too mature for them.
  • Walters, Suzanna Danuta. All the Rage: The Story of Gay Visibility in America. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2001. 59-80.

    • "All The Rage" is a history of homosexuality on television from the 1950's when it was only visible through documentaries up until the present where homosexuality has hit prime time television.
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