The Black Image in the White Mind – Media and Race in America

One of The Progressive's Best Books of 2000. Winner of the American Political Science Association's Robert E. Lane Award for Best Book in Political Psychology and the Frank Luther Mott-KTA Journalism and Mass Communication Book Award.

"This book has the potential to be the most important book on race in the past three decades."-David Sears

Drawing from close and creative analysis of television news reports, sitcoms, commercials, feature films, and from candid interviews with white Americans, The Black Image in the White Mind offers a comprehensive look at the intricate patterns of racial depiction in the mass media, revealing how those patterns shape and reflect the ambivalent attitudes of Whites toward Blacks.

A propos de l'auteur

Robert M. Entman is a professor in and head of the Department of Communication at North Carolina State University.

Andrew Rojecki is an assistant professor of communication at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Résumé

Living in a segregated society, white Americans learn about African Americans through the images the media show them. This text offers a comprehensive look at the intricate racial patterns in the mass media and how they shape the ambivalent attitudes of whites toward blacks.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Entman, Robert M Entman, Robert M. Entman, Entman Robert M., Andrew Rojecki, Rojecki Andrew
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.12.2001
• EAN: 9780226210766
• ISBN: 978-0-226-21076-6
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 224 mm x 20 mm
• Poids: 492 g
• Thèmes: Studies in Communication, Medi; Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion; Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion (CHUP); Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion (CHUP)
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Politique; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques; USA, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies