Publications

Publication details [#45010]

Shugart, Helene A. 2006. Ruling Class: Disciplining Class, Race, and Ethnicity in Television Reality Court Shows. Howard Journal of Communication 17 (2) : 79–100.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

courtroom | ethnicity | race | television

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This paper argues that the popular genre of television reality court shows also serves to manage class and race/ethnicity, and uses Foucault's theories of discipline to identify the accomplishing strategies.