Representing 'race' : ideology, identity and the media /

In this text, Robert Ferguson argues that the study of race and the media cannot be undertaken without engaging with theories of ideology and without awareness of contemporary theoretical work

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferguson, Robert, 1941-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : New York : Arnold ; Co-published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press, 1998
London ; New York : New York : Arnold ; Oxford University Press, 1998
London ; New York : Arnold, 1998
London ; New York : [1998], ©1998
London ; New York : c1998
London ; New York : ©1998
London ; New York : New York : 1998
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Ideology and 'race'
  • On theories of ideology
  • Questioning research
  • Otherness, Eurocentrism and the representation of 'race'
  • Case studies and examples
  • Winfrey in crisis
  • Popular cinema and anti-racism
  • Tabloids and the broadsheets
  • Racism and normality
  • Television news, current affairs and documentary
  • Representations of history: case studies in children's television
  • Unpopular popular: Glory, Deep cover and Geronimo: an American legend
  • International perspectives
  • Paradigms for the future?
  • Pt. I Ideology and 'race'. 1. On theories of ideology. 2. Questioning research. 3. Otherness, Eurocentrism and the representation of 'race'
  • Pt. II. Case studies and examples. 4. Winfrey in crisis. 5. Popular cinema and anti-racism. 6. Tabloids and broadsheets. 7. Racism and normality. 8. Television news, current affairs and documentary. 9. Representations of history: case studies in children's television. 10. Unpopular popular: Glory, Deep Cover and Geronimo: An American Legend. 11. International perspectives. 12. Paradigms for the future?