''Moorti's careful and consistent attention to the issues of gender, race, and their intersection provides one
of the most nuanced feminist analyses of rape on United States television of any I have read. This perspective
makes the book a must read not only for scholars interested in rape, and for feminist scholars in particular, but
also for those concerned with gender and race in the media, generally.''
-- Sarah Projansky, University of California, Davis
''In addition to finding a significant place within the larger areas of media studies and scholarly examinations
of race and gender issues, this book will be a welcome addition to the specialized field of studies examining contemporary
media representations of rape. It brings the field up to date and will undoubtedly serve as the comprehensive statement
on representations of rape and race.''
-- Lisa Cuklanz, author of Rape on Prime Time: Television, Masculinity, and Sexual Violence
State University of New York Press Web Site, December, 2005
Honorable Mention--2003 Myers Outstanding Book Award presented by The Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of
Bigotry and Human Rights in North America
Analyzes the depiction of rape on television network news, daytime shows, prime time programming, and alternative
programming.
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.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Television and Theories of the Public Sphere
2. The Feminist Subject of Rape
3. The Right of Sight is White: The Singular Focus of NetworkNews
4. White Men Do Feminism: Multiple Narratives of Prime-TimeRape
5. Testifying in the Court of Talk Shows
6. Fragmented Counternarratives
Conclusion
Notes
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