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Representing race

by Downing, John, John D..H. Downing, John D. H. Downing, Charles Husband

Minorities in mass mediaRacism in mass mediaMass mediaRacismRace relationsMass media and minoritiesMass media and race relationsRace relations in mass media

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.

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Book data: Open Library