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  A New Reconstruction Narrative: Race and BSG

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  Ellen Rigsby Saint Mary’s College of California

  July 10, 2007

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  African slaves is sacrificed for the reconstruction of the nation. In this scene Tigh begins explaining ... into danger in the first place. Rather than continuing Bulldog’s story, Tigh begins to tell his own: ...
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  Of Niggas and Citizens: Mobilizing Strategies on The Boondocks and the Rhetoric of Blame

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  July 27, 2007

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  pushed to the periphery. On television, satire rarely begins at the margins and takes a critical look at ...
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  You Can't Turn a Ho into a Housewife: Basketball Wives and the Politics of Wifedom

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  Racquel Gates College of Staten Island, CUNY

  September 26, 2011

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  You Can't Turn a Ho into a Housewife: Basketball Wives and the Politics of Wifedom reality TV and otherness Basketball Wives African American Curator's Note In this clip from the popular VH1 reality show, Basketball Wives, the cast confronts a k ...