| Race and Contention in Twenty-First Century U.S. Media Contributor(s): Smith, Jason A. (Editor), Thakore, Bhoomi K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138937150 ISBN-13: 9781138937154 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 305.8 |
| LCCN: 2016004726 |
| Series: Routledge Transformations in Race and Media |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume explores and clarifies the complex intersection of race and media in the contemporary United States. Due to the changing dynamics of how racial politics are played out in the contemporary US (as seen with debates of the post-racial society), as well as the changing dynamics of the media itself (new vs. old media debates), an interrogation of the role of the media and its various institutions within this area of social inquiry is necessary. Contributors contend that race in the United States is dynamic, connected to social, economic, and political structures which are continually altering themselves. The book seeks to highlight the contested space that the media provides for changing dimensions of race, examining the ways that various representations can both hinder or promote positive racial views, considering media in relation to other institutions, and moving beyond thinking of media as a passive and singular institution. |