
Representing race
racisms, ethnicities and media
Edición de la obra Representing race
| Autor | Downing, John |
|---|---|
| Editorial | SAGE, Sage Publications Ltd |
| Fecha de publicación | 2005 |
| Lugar | London, Thousand Oaks, Calif |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 241 |
| ISBN-10 | 076196911X, 0761969128 |
| OCLC | 52145042 |
| LCCN | 2005298232 |
| Número de Cutter | D751r |
The media play a diverse and significant role in the practical expression of racism and in the everyday politics of ethnicity. Written by two veterans of research on media and 'race', this book offers a fresh comparative analyses of the issues and sets out the key agendas for future study. This book: Introduces and evaluates key conceptual issues; Provides a conceptual framework for understanding the role of the media; Addresses a number of pressing political concerns including 'racial'justice and the drift to the Right; Includes a wide range of contemporary examples from Britain, the USA, Europe, Australia; Analyzes the growth of indigenous people's media; Compares media representations of 'race', 'religion', 'tribe', and 'nationality;' Assesses current strategies for reforming professional media practice in this sphere.