Basketball spaces of discipline and desire in CBS’s The White Shadow (1978-1981)

IF 1.1 2区艺术学 0 FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION

Critical Studies in Television Pub Date : 2026-03-11 DOI:10.1177/17496020261431705

Seth Rogoff

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Abstract

In 1978, responding to growing fascination with the perceived ‘ghetto’ roots of American basketball, CBS and MTM Enterprises launched the primetime serial The White Shadow (1978-1981). The article analyses The White Shadow ’s first season and argues that the show’s basketball spaces are contested sites of discipline and desire where ‘ghetto’ culture confronts normative White values. The White Shadow ’s mix of progressive and conservative themes reflects the complex transitional culture between 1960s progressivism and the reactionary 1980s. Critical reception of the show and statements by The White Shadow ’s cast, director, and producer display this ambivalence.

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CBS电视剧《白影》中纪律与欲望的篮球空间

1978年，为了回应人们对美国篮球“贫民窟”根源日益增长的迷恋，哥伦比亚广播公司和MTM公司在黄金时段推出了电视剧《白影》（1978-1981）。本文分析了《白影》的第一季，认为剧中的篮球空间是纪律和欲望的竞争场所，“贫民窟”文化面对着规范的白人价值观。《白影》混合了进步与保守的主题，反映了60年代进步主义与80年代反动之间复杂的过渡文化。《白影》的演员、导演和制片人对这部剧的批评和评论显示了这种矛盾心理。

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Critical Studies in Television FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION-

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期刊介绍： Critical Studies in Television publishes articles that draw together divergent disciplines and different ways of thinking, to promote and advance television as a distinct academic discipline. It welcomes contributions on any aspect of television—production studies and institutional histories, audience and reception studies, theoretical approaches, conceptual paradigms and pedagogical questions. It continues to invite analyses of the compositional principles and aesthetics of texts, as well as contextual matters relating to both contemporary and past productions. CST also features book reviews, dossiers and debates. The journal is scholarly but accessible, dedicated to generating new knowledge and fostering a dynamic intellectual platform for television studies.