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Cultural diversity and the U.S. media
- Title
- Cultural diversity and the U.S. media / edited by Yahya R. Kamalipour, Theresa Carilli ; foreword by George Gerbner.
- Publication
- Albany : State Univeristy of New York Press, [1998], ©1998.
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- Description
- xxii, 307 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- This book provides rich and detailed accounts of how the media filters racial/ethnic identity through economic or sensationalized perspectives in newspapers, films, television, and radio. By exploring media descriptions of various racial/ethnic groups, Cultural Diversity and the U.S. Media provides opportunities to discover, debate, and discuss issues surrounding race/ethnicity and the role of the media in American society.
- Series Statement
- SUNY series, human communication processes
- Uniform Title
- SUNY series in human communication processes.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-294) and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / George Gerbner -- Pt. I. Introductory Perspectives. 1. U.S. Minorities and the News / Bradley S. Greenberg and Jeffrey E. Brand. 2. Minority Representation and Portrayal in Modern Newsprint Cartoons / Scott McLean. 3. Disney does Diversity: The Social Context of Racial-Ethnic Imagery / Alan J. Spector. 4. Beyond Employment Diversity: Rethinking Contemporary Racist News Representations / Christopher P. Campbell -- Pt. II. Mass Media and Ethnicity. 5. Hegemony in Black and White: Interracial Buddy Films and the New Racism / B. Lee Artz. 6. Black Situation Comedies and the Politics of Television Art / Angela M. S. Nelson. 7. Crawling Toward Civil Rights: News Media Coverage of Disability Activism / Beth Haller. 8. Media Stereotypes of Jews: From JAPs to MDs / Marsha Woodbury. 9. Still Crazy After All These Years: Italian Americans in Mainstream U.S. Films / Theresa Carilli.
- 10. Ethnic Humor and Ingroup/Outgroup Positioning: Explicating Viewer Perceptions of All-American Girl / Mark P. Orbe, Ruth Seymour and Mee-Eun Kang. 11. Destroying the Past to Save the Present Pastoral Voice and Native Identity / Richard Morris and Mary E. Stuckey. 12. Ethnic Voices: Afrocentric Public Affairs Television Programming / Alice A. Tait. 13. The Representation of Arabs in U.S. Electronic Media / Rebecca Ann Lind and James A. Danowski. 14. Moving Beyond the Screen: Hollywood and Mexican American Stereotypes / Fernando Delgado -- Pt. III. Mass Media and Conflicts. 15. O. J. Live: Raced Ways of Seeing Innocence and Guilt / Darnell Montez Hunt. 16. Mass-Mediated Realities and the Persian Gulf War: Inventing the Arab Enemy / Marouf Hasian, Jr. 17. Who's the Victim? Intercultural Perceptions Between African American and Korean American Business People in Dallas / Meta G. Carstarphen and Tae Guk Kim.
- 18. Reporting Hantavirus: The Impact of Cultural Diversity in Environmental and Health News / JoAnn M. Valenti -- Pt. IV. Mass Media and Education. 19. The (Mis)Representation of Ethnicity and the Omission of Racism in K-12 Cultural Diversity Curriculum / Christy Hammer. 20. Representing Arabs: Reliance on the Past / Greta D. Little. 21. Using C-SPAN to Evaluate Sensitivity Toward Cultural Diversity: The Case of Ross Perot's 1992 Presidential Campaign / Jim Schnell. 22. Distortion of "Islam" and "Muslims" in American Academic Discourse: Some Observations on the Sociology of Vested Enmity / Bud B. Khleif.
- ISBN
- 0791439291 (alk. paper)
- 0791439305 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 97043215
- OCLC
- 37870665
- ocm37870665
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries