Representing Race
eBook - ePub

Representing Race

Racisms, Ethnicity and the Media

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Representing Race

Racisms, Ethnicity and the Media

About this book

Well-informed, thoughtful and transnational in its perspectives, Downing and Husband?s work is likely to become the key text in the field. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in the politics of race and representation.
- Professor Daya K. Thussu, University of Westminster

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.Ā Representing Race - Racisms, Ethnicities and Media:Ā 
  • 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 Ā examples from Britain,Ā the USA, Europe, and Australia.
  • Analyzes the growth of indigenous people?s media.
  • Assesses current strategies for reforming professional mediaĀ practice in this sphere.

Drawing on years of research, this book provides both a major intervention in the debate, as well as a comprehensive introduction to the area. It will be required reading for anyone interested in race, representation and the media.Ā 

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Preface
  8. 1 ā€˜Race’ and Ethnicity: Definitions and Issues
  9. 2 Research on Racism, Ethnicity and Media
  10. 3 Racism and the Media of the Extremist Right
  11. 4 Violence, ā€˜Race’ and Media: Comparative Perspectives
  12. 5 The Distinctive Challenge of Indigeneity
  13. 6 Media Monitoring and Codes of Practice
  14. 7 Pressurizing the Media Industry: Achievements and Limitations
  15. 8 Communities of Practice and the Cultures of Media Production
  16. 9 The Multi-Ethnic Public Sphere and Differentiated Citizenship
  17. References
  18. Index