Afterlife and Reclamation: Rodney King, Black Trauma, and the Televisual Archive of Self in Celebrity Rehab.

  • Published In: JCMS: Journal of Cinema & Media Studies, 2024, n. 5. P. 197 1 of 3

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  • Authored By: Sung, Wendy 3 of 3

Abstract

This article examines Rodney King's appearance on the reality TV show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2008. The author analyzes King's account of his 1991 beating by the Los Angeles Police Department and how it aligns with the affective labor of reality television's theater of suffering. The article explores how King's testimony ruptures the genre's neoliberal, colorblind ideologies and reveals his attempt to reclaim a publicly commodified identity. It also discusses the temporality of Black trauma and the televisual archive of self that King constructed. The article highlights the exploitation and commodification of Black trauma in reality television, but also the potential for reclamation and revision. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:JCMS: Journal of Cinema & Media Studies. 2024/08, Issue 5, p197
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Law
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:2578-4900
  • DOI:10.1353/cj.2023.a928880
  • Accession Number:180249168
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