From Comic Asians to Asian Comics: 'Goodness Gracious Me', British Television Comedy and representations of Ethnicity

Gillespie, Marie (2003). From Comic Asians to Asian Comics: 'Goodness Gracious Me', British Television Comedy and representations of Ethnicity. In: Scriven, Michael and Roberts, Emily eds. Group Identities on French and British Television. Oxford, UK: Berghahn Books, pp. 93–107.

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Abstract

This article assesses the potential of television comedy for combating racism. It analyses how comic techniques combined with ethnographic insights into cultural difference can be effectively deployed to challenge prejudices about cultural identities. Based on a project in the ESRC 'Transnational Communities' Research Programme, it shows how well scripted television comedy can achieve more than a thousand earnest documentaries in combating racism. This article has generated much interest and numerous invitations internationally, from diversity policymakers, broadcasters and academics.

Item Type:	Book Section
ISBN:	1-57181-793-X, 978-1-57181-793-8
Keywords:	television comedy; anti-racism; ethnicity; representation;
Academic Unit/School:	Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > History, Religious Studies, Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology > Sociology Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > History, Religious Studies, Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
Research Group:	Innovation, Knowledge & Development research centre (IKD)
Item ID:	9237
Depositing User:	Marie Gillespie
Date Deposited:	18 Sep 2007
Last Modified:	02 May 2018 12:48
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/9237
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