Whitewash: Racialized Politics and the Media / Edition 1

by John Gabriel

Overview

By putting the language used in television, the radio, the internet and press, as well as that spoken by key leaders, under the spotlight, what is ultimately revealed is the existence of a 'white' language, both coded and overt.
Taking specific examples and presenting new factual evidence, John Gabriel studies the racial politics that lie behind much of the communication in the public arena. Case studies draw on contemporary political controversies and are used to explore the relationship between racialised forms of media discourse and political and economic change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415149709
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/02/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Gabriel is Head of the Department of Cultural Studies and Sociology at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of Racism, Culture, Markets and is highly regarded as an expert on racial politics and its place in society and the media.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Globalisation, ethnic identities and the media 2 Genealogies of whiteness 3 Backlash culture and the defence of whiteness 4 Border guards, bodyguards, lifeguards 5 Policing whiteness 6 The fringe and the fabric: the politics of white pride, Conclusions

Editorial Reviews

Examines the relationship between the media and racial politics in the US and the UK. Gabriel (cultural studies, U. of Birmingham) uses specific examples from the media--film, music, TV, the press, and the Internet--in his analysis of the development and methods of language dissemination. He focuses on case studies such as neo-Nazi music, racialized homophobia, the Rodney King video, and campaigns against police brutality. The book is aimed at students in ethnic relations, media and communication studies as well as sociology, current affairs, and politics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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