Representing Race: Racisms, Ethnicity and the Media [Hardcover]

John D. H. Downing (Author), Charles Husband (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 16, 2005 | ISBN-10: 076196911X | ISBN-13: 978-0761969112 | Edition: 1

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

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, UK

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.

Representing 'Race': racisms, ethnicities and media

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.

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

"It succeeds on all levels as a key text in exploring the issues of depiction of race and ethnicity in media and the combating of mediated racism." 

-COMMUNICATION RESEARCH TRENDS (Patrick L. Stearns Communication Research Trends )

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd; 1 edition (February 16, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076196911X
• ISBN-13: 978-0761969112
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,929,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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