A foundational collection of essays that demonstrate how to study race
and media
From graphic footage of migrant children in cages to #BlackLivesMatter
and #OscarsSoWhite, portrayals and discussions of race dominate the
media landscape. Race and Media adopts a wide range of methods to make
sense of specific occurrences, from the corporate portrayal of
mixed-race identity by 23andMe to the cosmopolitan fetishization of
Marie Kondo. As a whole, this collection demonstrates that all forms of
media--from the sitcoms we stream to the Twitter feeds we
follow--confirm racism and reinforce its ideological frameworks, while
simultaneously giving space for new modes of resistance and
understanding.
In each chapter, a leading media scholar elucidates a set of
foundational concepts in the study of race and media--such as the burden
of representation, discourses of racialization, multiculturalism,
hybridity, and the visuality of race. In doing so, they offer tools for
media literacy that include rigorous analysis of texts, ideologies,
institutions and structures, audiences and users, and technologies. The
authors then apply these concepts to a wide range of media and the
diverse communities that engage with them in order to uncover new
theoretical frameworks and methodologies. From advertising and music to
film festivals, video games, telenovelas, and social media, these essays
engage and employ contemporary dialogues and struggles for social
justice by racialized communities to push media forward.
Contributors include:
Mary Beltrán
Meshell Sturgis
Ralina L. Joseph
Dolores Inés Casillas
Jennifer Lynn Stoever
Jason Kido Lopez
Peter X Feng
Jacqueline Land
Mari Castañeda
Jun Okada
Amy Villarejo
Aymar Jean Christian
Sarah Florini
Raven Maragh-Lloyd
Sulafa Zidani
Lia Wolock
Meredith D. Clark
Jillian M. Báez
Miranda J. Brady
Kishonna L. Gray
Susan Noh
