Color of Rape: Gender and Race in Television's Public Spheres - Softcover

Moorti, Sujata

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791451348 ISBN 13: 9780791451342

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2001

Synopsis

Analyzes the depiction of rape on television network news, daytime shows, prime time programming, and alternative programming.

Honorable Mention, 2003 Myers Outstanding Book Award presented by The Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights in North America

Through an analysis of television images of rape, this book makes important contributions to theories of the public sphere as well as feminist theories of rape. It shows how issues pertaining to race and gender are integrated in television discussions of rape, and how ideas of race, stereotypes of black (male and female) sexuality, and the perceived threat of miscegenation continue to shape contemporary attitudes toward sexual violence.

About this title

About the Author

Sujata Moorti is Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Letters, Old Dominion University.

From the Back Cover

Through an analysis of television images of rape, this book makes important contributions to theories of the public sphere as well as feminist theories of rape. It shows how issues pertaining to race and gender are integrated in television discussions of rape, and how ideas of race, stereotypes of black (male and female) sexuality, and the perceived threat of miscegenation continue to shape contemporary attitudes toward sexual violence.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791451348
• ISBN 13: 9780791451342
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 277