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This book digs deeply into the meanings systems that make up social groups, addressing contemporary and historical cases both in the U.S. and internationally. Drawing from traditional and social media along with interpersonal communication situations, contributors provide an engaging multicultural narrative.
List of contents
Preface: Narratives in Storytelling Across Cultures: Traditional, International and Social Communication
Chapter 1: Ideology and Culture: Social Creation of Meaning
Chapter 2: The Stories We (Don't) Tell About the White Poor
Chapter 3: The Wall That Thomas Jefferson Didn't Build: Modern Myth Turns a Mistaken Tradition Into a Legal Pitfall
Chapter 4: White Nationalism and Donald Trump: How Ambiguous Language Can Create a Space for Hate
Chapter 5: Learning to Fly: The Pedagogy of Ethnicity and the Role of Jewish Heritage in Superman
Chapter 6: Black Press Narratives in The Digital Age
Chapter 7: Black Twitter Narratives
Chapter 8: African Americans in the Headlines: News Discourse and Stereotypes
Chapter 9: How Culture Frames Narrative: A Case Study Comparison of English-Language and Spanish-Language News Coverage
Chapter 10: Esto no es un Problema Político, es Moral: Examining News Narratives of the 2018 U.S. Border Policy in Spanish and English
Chapter 11: Reclaiming Liberian Narratives Through Photography: Seeing Beyond Our Sight
Chapter 12: Social Media Campaign to Improve Religious Tolerance in Pakistan
Chapter 13: Snakes, Swords, Blood and Sacrifice: Exploring Hybridity, Silence and Witnessing in the Emerging Narratives of Guåhan
Chapter 14: Roti & Ritual: Reimagining the Guyanese and Indian Diasporas Through Food Culture
Chapter 15: Who Tells the Story of Uganda? Cultural and Political Factors Influencing Local and International News Coverage
About the author
Edited by Tony R. DeMars and Gabriel B. Tait - Contributions by Raymond D. Anderson; Tony R. DeMars; Amanda Nell Edgar; Natalie Hopkinson; Ali Hussain; Karen McIntyre; Mia Moody-Ramirez; Lisa M. Paulin; Shearon Roberts; Meghan Sobel; Indira S. Somani; Eli
Summary
This book digs deeply into the meanings systems that make up social groups, addressing contemporary and historical cases both in the U.S. and internationally. Drawing from traditional and social media along with interpersonal communication situations, contributors provide an engaging multicultural narrative.
