Starring Mandela and Cosby media and the end(s) of apartheid / Ron Krabill.

Author/creator Krabill, Ron
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press,
Descriptionxiv, 199 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Cosby show (Television program : 1984-1992)--Influence.
Television broadcasting--Social aspects. --South Africa. --History. --20th century.
Television and politics--South Africa. --History. --20th century.
Television viewers--South Africa. --Attitudes. --History. --20th century.
White people--South Africa. --Attitudes. --History. --20th century.
Mass media and race relations--South Africa. --History. --20th century.
Apartheid--South Africa.
South Africa--Race relations. --History. --20th century.

Contents Media, democratization, and the end(s) of apartheid -- Structured absences and communicative spaces -- In the absence of television -- "They stayed til the flag streamed" -- Surfing into Zulu -- Living with the Huxtables in a state of emergency -- I may not be a freedom fighter, but I play one on TV -- Television and the afterlife of apartheid.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [167]-188) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010005836
ISBN9780226451886 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780226451893 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0226451887 (cloth : alk. paper)
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