Where Am I At? The Need for Black Faces in Teen TV

Womack, Shayla Sharee

Savannah, Georgia: Savannah College of Art and Design

2019-05

Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Dramatic Writing

Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Dramatic Writing

Bibliography: pages 95-97

"This thesis briefly examines Black representation on television as well as takes an inquisitive look at the Teen TV epidemic, as it voices the essential and felicitous need for a new television program that fuses these two concepts. The teleplay, 'Saint City,' brings to fruition a teen drama centered on a Black-female lead who has recently been enrolled into New Orleans most prestigious, all-white Catholic high school. At the heart of this coming of age drama series is the theme of struggling to stay true to oneself versus falling victim to the trials of 'fitting in' when faced with the seductive temptations of life."

Keywords: teen TV, black women in television, high school drama, African American female representation, familial relationships, New Orleans, fitting in

CHAIR: Auer, Chris

Storck, Averie

Bishop, Renee

English

Dramatic Writing

Text

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