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Do We Need a Gay Rights Saving Time?Kathleen Battles / Oakland University
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April 10, 2008
Danny Noriega, Ben Affleck, and the trouble with gays on television.
The Thirtieth Anniversary of Roots and the Deferred Dream of Black DramaTim Havens / University of Iowa
As we enter a post-network television era, however, it is worth reassessing the promises and disappointments that came in the wake of Roots in order to understand the prospects for African American television today, especially dramatic series.
Celebrity Social GospelMara Einstein / Queens College
How has the concept of social gospel changed since the mid-twentieth century?
Celebrating Television’s Spotty MemoryJohn W. Jordan / UW-Milwaukee
How will television write its own history of the writers’ strike?