9780814762226-0814762220-Critical Rhetorics of Race (Critical Cultural Communication, 12)

Critical Rhetorics of Race (Critical Cultural Communication, 12)

ISBN-13: 9780814762226
ISBN-10: 0814762220
Author: Kent A. Ono, Michael G. Lacy
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: NYU Press
Format: Hardcover 368 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780814762226
ISBN-10: 0814762220
Author: Kent A. Ono, Michael G. Lacy
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: NYU Press
Format: Hardcover 368 pages

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Critical Rhetorics of Race (Critical Cultural Communication, 12) (ISBN-13: 9780814762226 and ISBN-10: 0814762220), written by authors Kent A. Ono, Michael G. Lacy, was published by NYU Press in 2011. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other Rhetoric (Words, Language & Grammar , Communication & Media Studies, Social Sciences, Cultural, Anthropology) books. You can easily purchase or rent Critical Rhetorics of Race (Critical Cultural Communication, 12) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Rhetoric books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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According to many pundits and cultural commentators, the U.S. is enjoying a post-racial age, thanks in part to Barack Obama's rise to the presidency. This high gloss of optimism fails, however, to recognize that racism remains ever present and alive, spread by channels of media and circulated even in colloquial speech in ways that can be difficult to analyze. In this groundbreaking collection edited by Michael G. Lacy and Kent A. Ono, scholars seek to examine this complicated and contradictory terrain while moving the field of communication in a more intellectually productive direction. An outstanding group of contributors from a range of academic backgrounds challenges traditional definitions and applications of rhetoric. From the troubling media representations of black looters after Hurricane Katrina and rhetoric in news coverage about the Columbine and Virginia Tech massacres to cinematic representations of race in Crash, Blood Diamond, and Quentin Tarantino’s films, these essays reveal complex intersections and constructions of racialized bodies and discourses, critiquing race in innovative and exciting ways. Critical Rhetorics of Race seeks not only to understand and navigate a world fraught with racism, but to change it, one word at a time.
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