Watching self from a distance: The whys of watching sinetrons among Malay-Javanese women in Malaysia by Lily El ferawati Rofil

“…In the context of Malay-Javanese women under this study, it is identified that sinetrons have become the main source of their cultural consumption from television. Sinetrons are soap opera-like television productions from Indonesia—the country where their ancestors were originated from. …”
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Addressing Forced Duplicity in Black Male Identity and Risky Sexual-Behavior Practices in Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots by Obiora Anekwe

“…As writer, executive producer, and director of the OWN Channel’s modern soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots, Perry tactfully addresses the ethical challenge of forced duplicity in black male identity through the prism of risky sexual-behavior practices among African American homosexual men. …”
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