White Supremacy and the American Media

This book explores how the media, including film, television, social media, and gaming, has perpetuated a narrative of white supremacy in mainstream American discourse. It examines how media institutions have circulated white supremacist ideology across various platforms and texts, shaping our current polarized and racialized social and political landscape. The volume provides readers with an understanding of how media has institutionalized support for white supremacist ideology and offers tools to examine and analyze the persistence of these narratives. It is relevant to scholars in critical race studies, popular culture, film and television studies, sociology, geography, art history, communication and media studies, cultural studies, American studies, and media studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 292 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into the profound ways in which the media, encompassing film, television, social media, and gaming, has intricately woven a narrative of white supremacy that has permeated mainstream American discourse. Written by esteemed critical race scholars, the book specifically focuses on the mechanisms through which media institutions have propagated white supremacist ideology across a diverse array of platforms and texts, exerting a significant influence on shaping our current polarized and racially divided social and political landscape. Through a rigorous examination of every media platform, this volume offers readers a comprehensive understanding of how the media has provided institutional support for white supremacist ideology, equipping them with the tools to critically examine and analyze the enduring presence of these narratives within our racial discourse. By presenting the necessary knowledge to challenge and transform these racially divisive and destructive narratives, White Supremacy and the American Media serves as a valuable resource for scholars, researchers, and enthusiasts across a wide range of disciplines, including critical race studies, popular culture, film and television studies, sociology, geography, art history, communication and media studies, cultural studies, American studies, popular culture, and media studies.

Weight: 562g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032104065