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9. Exploiting and Capitalizing on Unique Black Femininity: An Entrepreneurial Perspective
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- 1. Black Women: From Public Arena to Reality TV 1
- 2. Selective Reuptake: Perpetuating Misleading Cultural Identities in the Reality Television World 31
- 3. Striving to Dress the Part: Examining the Absence of Black Women in Different Iterations of Say Yes to the Dress 53
- 4. The Semiotics of Fashion and Urban Success in The Real Housewives of Atlanta 68
- 5. Homes without Walls, Families without Boundaries: How Family Participation in Reality Television Affects Children’s Development 86
- 6. Where Is Clair Huxtable When You Need Her? The Desperate Search for Positive Media Images of African American Women in the Age of Reality TV 102
- 7. Questions of Quality and Class: Perceptions of Hierarchy in African American Family–Focused Reality TV Shows 121
- 8. Contemplating Basketball Wives: A Critique of Racism, Sexism, and Income-Level Disparity 139
- 9. Exploiting and Capitalizing on Unique Black Femininity: An Entrepreneurial Perspective 156
- 10. Reunion Chapter: A Conversation among Contributors 180
- Appendix: Reality TV Shows That 203
- Notes on Contributors 207
- Index 211
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- 1. Black Women: From Public Arena to Reality TV 1
- 2. Selective Reuptake: Perpetuating Misleading Cultural Identities in the Reality Television World 31
- 3. Striving to Dress the Part: Examining the Absence of Black Women in Different Iterations of Say Yes to the Dress 53
- 4. The Semiotics of Fashion and Urban Success in The Real Housewives of Atlanta 68
- 5. Homes without Walls, Families without Boundaries: How Family Participation in Reality Television Affects Children’s Development 86
- 6. Where Is Clair Huxtable When You Need Her? The Desperate Search for Positive Media Images of African American Women in the Age of Reality TV 102
- 7. Questions of Quality and Class: Perceptions of Hierarchy in African American Family–Focused Reality TV Shows 121
- 8. Contemplating Basketball Wives: A Critique of Racism, Sexism, and Income-Level Disparity 139
- 9. Exploiting and Capitalizing on Unique Black Femininity: An Entrepreneurial Perspective 156
- 10. Reunion Chapter: A Conversation among Contributors 180
- Appendix: Reality TV Shows That 203
- Notes on Contributors 207
- Index 211
