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The myth of colorblindness : race and ethnicity in American cinema

Title
The myth of colorblindness : race and ethnicity in American cinema / Sarah E. Turner, Sarah Nilsen, editors.
Publication
  • Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Turner, Sarah E.
  • Nilsen, Sarah
Description
xii, 304 pages; 22 cm
Summary
This book explores representations of race and ethnicity in contemporary cinema and the ways in which these depictions all too often promulgate an important racial ideology: the myth of colorblindness. Colorblindness is a discursive framework employed by mainstream, neoliberal media to celebrate a multicultural society while simultaneously disregarding its systemic and institutionalized racism. This collection is unique in its examination of such films as The Blind Side, Dope, Ex Machina, The Fast and the Furious franchise, The Lone Ranger, and Zootopia, which celebrate the myth of colorblindness, yet perpetuate and entrench the racism and racial inequalities that persist in contemporary society. The #OscarsSoWhite movement has been essential to bringing about structural changes to media industries and offers the opportunity for a wide diversity of voices to alter and transform the dominant, colorblind narratives that continue to proliferate. However, as this book demonstrates, Hollywood still has a long way to go--back cover.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction / Sarah E. Turner and Sarah Nilsen -- Part I. Colorblindness : 2. Colorblindness: the lens that distorts / Ashley ("Woody") Doane -- 3. Why Hollywood remains "SoWhite" and a note on how to change it / Isabel Molina-Guzmán -- Part II. Colorblind Racism in Hollywood Films : 4. Living in Zootopia: tracking the neoliberal subject in a colorblind world / Sarah Nilsen -- 5. The paradox of post-racialism: black Hollywood's voice in post-racial discourse / Omotayo O. Banjo -- 6. Colorblind racism, the Trump effect, and The Blind Side / Charise Pimentel -- 7. Will Smith: a global brand of blackness / Leah Aldridge -- 8. Tricks of the (colorblind) trade: Hollywood's preservation of white supremacy in the age of Obama / John D. Foster -- Part III. Intersections Between Race, Ethnicity, and Gender and Colorblind Racism in Hollywood : 9. Zombies, Muslims, and politics: racism without race in contemporary America / Tarik Ahmed Elseewi -- 10. Latinas/os in Hollywood: contemporary representation in black and white / Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo -- 11. Tonto and The Lone Ranger: nostalgic kitsch or post-racial backlash? / Sarah E. Turner -- 12. Cyborg woman: Ex Machina and racial otherness / Tony Magistrale -- 13. The end of the world, Hollywood, and the endurance of military violence: Elysium and World War Z / Mary K. Bloodsworth-Lugo and Carment R. Lugo-Lugo -- Index.
Call Number
MFL 19-4325
ISBN
  • 9783030174460
  • 3030174468
OCLC
1125071323
Title
The myth of colorblindness : race and ethnicity in American cinema / Sarah E. Turner, Sarah Nilsen, editors.
Publisher
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Turner, Sarah E., editor.
Nilsen, Sarah, editor.
Research Call Number
MFL 19-4325
Sc D 19-1063
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