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NewsBLACK TELEVISION COMEDY, FROM BEULAH TO BLACK-ISH
WHEN: Tuesday, February 22, 7-8:30 pm
WHERE: Via Zoom
HOSTED BY: LWV of Glenview-Glencoe, RAIN (Racial Awareness in the North Shore), Northbrook Public Library
Assistant Professor Adrien Sebro examines the history of Black representation in television sitcoms and explains how shows like Amos 'n' Andy, Sanford & Son, Good Times, The Jeffersons, Martin and Living Single have addressed social issues.
Assistant Professor Sebro teaches at the University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Radio-Television-Film. His scholarship specializes in critical media studies at the intersections of television, film, comedy, gender, and African Diaspora studies.
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