Shaded Lives

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Shaded Lives is written by Beretta E. Smith-Shomade and published by Rutgers University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0813531055 (ISBN 10) and 9780813531052 (ISBN 13).

In Shaded Lives, Beretta Smith-Shomade sets out to dissect images of the African American woman in television from the 1980s. She calls their depiction "binaristic," or split. African American women, although an essential part of television programming today, are still presented as distorted and deviant. By closely examining the television texts of African-American women in comedy, music video, television news and talk shows (Oprah Winfrey is highlighted), Smith-Shomade shows how these voices are represented, what forces may be at work in influencing these images, and what alternate ways of viewing might be available.