Description
The presence of women and African Americans not simply as viewers, but also as televangelists and station owners in their own right has dramatically changed the face of American religious broadcasting in recent decades. Colored Television looks at the influence of these ministries beyond the United States, where complex gospels of prosperity and gospels of sexual redemption mutually inform one another while offering hopeful yet socially contested narratives of personal uplift. As an ethnography, Colored Television illuminates the phenomenal international success of American TV preachers like T.D. Jakes, Creflo Dollar, Joyce Meyer, and Juanita Bynum. Focusing particularly on Jamaica and the Caribbean, it also explores why the genre has resonated so powerfully around the world. Investigating the roles of producers, consumers, and distributors, Marla Frederick takes a unique look at the ministries, the communities they enter, and the global markets of competition that buffer them.
Author: Marla Frederick
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 12/16/2015
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780804796989
ISBN10: 080479698X
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Living | Spiritual Growth
- Social Science | Media Studies
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
About the Author
Marla F. Frederick is Professor of African and African American Studies and of the Study of Religion at Harvard University.