Black Women and the Changing Television Landscape

Lisa M. Anderson is an associate professor of women and gender studies in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University, USA. She is the author of Black Feminism in Contemporary Drama (2008) and Mammies No More: The Changing Image of Black Women on Stage and Screen (1998). Her research interests include Black feminist speculative fiction and black queer and trans representations.

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Dedication

Introduction: An Ambivalent Relationship with Television
1. Fighting the Stereotypes, 1948-52: The Beulah Show and Its Actors
2. Julia, The "Black Lady" of 1960s Television
3. Not Such "Good Times": The Limits of Black Actors' Influence
4. Creating a "Different World" in Television: Black Women Showrunners in the 1990s
5. Twenty-First Century Black Womanhood
Conclusion: Negotiating Hollywood

Bibliography
Index