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“In Pimpin Ain’t Easy, Beretta Smith-Shomade problematizes utopian notions of ‘For Us, By Us’ television by aesthetically, culturally, politically and socio-historically contextualizing the industrial trajectories of BET and the promise often left unfulfilled in its niched programming. Smith-Shomade’s analysis offers an immensely valuable critical intervention that is [...]
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“In Pimpin Ain’t Easy, Beretta Smith-Shomade problematizes utopian notions of ‘For Us, By Us’ television by aesthetically, culturally, politically and socio-historically contextualizing the industrial trajectories of BET and the promise often left unfulfilled in its niched programming. Smith-Shomade’s analysis offers an immensely valuable critical intervention that is [...]
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‘Even as media research internationalises and digital convergence shifts earlier assumptions, US television remains a crucial reference-point. In this elegantly written book, Jonathan Gray confirms he is one of our most sure-footed guides through television’s complex intersections between politics and entertainment, economics and signification, pleasure and power. [...]
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‘This is an important book. It addresses a matter of current concern to all those who study media, and introduces vital new evidence: substantial structured interviews with a wide range of TV viewers.’ - John Ellis, Royal Holloway, University of LondonThis is an important book. It addresses [...]
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