Why read The Cultural Politics of Colorblind TV Casting?

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This book fills a significant gap in the critical conversation on race in media by extending interrogations of racial colorblindness in American television to the industrial practices that shape what we see on screen. Specifically, it frames the practice of colorblind casting as a potent lens for examining the interdependence…

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1 author picked The Cultural Politics of Colorblind TV Casting as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Mareike Jenner

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Warner’s book is especially important to understand how colorblind casting works in contemporary television, allowing for television to use the visual signifier of race without necessarily narrativizing marginalization.

I love this book for the way it critically analyses the practice of colorblind TV casting, which until recently was understood as a way television can achieve diversity, but that is only visual diversity and doesn’t allow us to learn about the various barriers Black people in the USA face.

From Mareike's list on The best books about contemporary television.