Representing Race: Racisms, Ethnicity And The Media

Description:
Well-informed, thoughtful and transnational in its perspectives, Downing and HusbandA|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.

Review:
Well-informed, thoughtful and transnational in its perspectives, Downing and HusbandA|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 20080326

Table of Contents:
'Race' and Ethnicity Definitions and Issues Research on Racism, Ethnicity and Media Racism and the Media of the Extreme Right Violence, 'Race' and Media Comparative Perspectives The Distinctive Challenge of Indigeneity Media Monitoring and Codes of Practice Pressurizing the Media Industry Achievements and Limitations Communities of Practice and the Cultures of Media Production The Multi-Ethnic Public Sphere and Differentiated Citizenship