Racialism and the Media: Black Jesus, Black Twitter, and the First Black American President
Venise T. Berry, "Racialism and the Media: Black Jesus, Black Twitter, and the First Black American President "
English | ISBN: 1433172895 | 2020 | 160 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 1433172895 | 2020 | 160 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Racialism and Media: Black Jesus, Black Twitter and the First Black American President is an exploration of how the nature of racial ideology has changed in our society. Yes, there are still ugly racists who push uglier racism, but there are also popular constructions of race routinely woven into mediated images and messages. This book examines selected exemplars of racialism moving beyond traditional racism. In the twenty-first century, we need a more nuanced understanding of racial constructions. Denouncing anything and everything problematic as racist or racism simply does not work, especially if we want to move toward a real solution to America’s race problems. Racialism involves images and messages that are produced, distributed, and consumed repetitively and intertextually based on stereotypes, biased framing, and historical myths about African American culture. These images and messages are eventually normalized through the media, ultimately shaping and influencing societal ideology and behavior. Through the lens of critical race theory these chapters examine issues of intersectionality in
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