Whitewash
Racialized Politics and the Media
Published on 4. January 2002
232 pages
978-1-134-75015-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
1,07 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-75015-3 (9781134750153)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Person
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.
Content
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
