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"Talking about race does not have to be incredibly awkward. In this book, Gooding offers twelve clear, cogent, and concise racial rubrics to help users of mainstream media more readily discern patterns hidden in plain sight. The text primarily leverages popular movies as the medium of analysis--since they are unparalleled in their cultural significance--but the rubrics apply to other forms of media, such as television, print, and social media. ""Why does the Black guy die first?"" is a well-known rhetorical question that challenges the disparate treatment of non-White characters onscreen. This subtle statement about the representation of persons of colour within mainstream movies has remained largely unexplored until now. Race and Media Literacy, Explained provides concrete concepts and a uniform vocabulary with which to recognize and further analyse these formulaic images. After participating in this dynamically interactive experience, readers will never see media the same way again! Book Features: Employs an interdisciplinary approach to teaching race, drawing on cinema and forms of popular media that most students know. Guidance for honing media literacy skills with middle, high school, and undergraduate college students. A HARM Theory Rubric that identifies 6 consistent patterns for depictions of non-White characters and 6 consistent patterns for White characters within mainstream movies. Questions for Questing sections provide critical questions for further exploration. Concrete vocabulary/glossary terms to engage with the subject matter more precisely. Innovative analysis of depictions of race and ethnicity in the top ten highest-grossing films of all time."

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Author:   Frederick W. Gooding, Jr. ,  James A. Banks
Publisher:   Teachers' College Press
Imprint:   Teachers' College Press
ISBN:  

9780807769409

ISBN 10:   0807769401
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   31 May 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgment Series Foreword Preface Part I: Introduction: White Screens, Dark Theaters Introduction: Evaluating the Worth of a Motion Picture Setting the Stage 1,000 Words? Judgment Day Beware Black Engineers Who's Fault? Who's House? The black Guy Really Does Die First Doing the Math 1. Have We Seen This Movie Before? Wdf?! (Why Die First?!) But What Is a Mainstream Movie? Take It From the Top Mainstream Racism in Black and White RACISM: Now in Living Color 2. Value and Visibility Nothing New to Report Introducing the Harm Theory Rubric Sixth Sense: I See White People Seeing (White Hot) Stars The Curious Case of White Women Coming Soon Part II: Conflict and Climax: Color Me Bad Chapter 3: Angel Figure 30-Second Spot Trailer Main Feature Analysis Black Mirror Angel Figure Top Ten Examples 4. Background Figure 30-SECOND SPOT TRAILER MAIN FEATURE ANALYSIS BLACK MIRROR BACKGROUND FIGURE TOP TEN EXAMPLES 5. Comic Relief 30-Second Spot Trailer Main Feature Analysis Black Mirror Comic Relief Top Ten Examples 6. Menace to Society 30-Second Spot Trailer Main Feature Black Mirror Menace to Society Top Ten Examples 7. Physical Wonder 30-Second Spot Trailer Main Feature Black Mirror Physical Wonder Top Ten Examples 8. Utopic Reversal 30-Second Spot Trailer Main Feature Analysis Black Mirror Utopic Reversal Top Ten Examples 9. Assumed Affluent 30-Second Spot Trailer Main Feature Analysis Black Mirror Assumed Affluent Top Ten Examples 10. Family Tied 30-Second Spot Trailer Main Feature Analysis: Family Tied Black Mirror Family Tied Top Ten Examples 11. Hero 30-Second Spot Trailer Main Feature Analysis Black Mirror Hero Prototype Top Ten Examples 12. The Intellectual 30-SECOND SPOT TRAILER MAIN FEATURE ANALYSIS BLACK MIRROR TOP TEN PROTOTYPE EXAMPLES: INTELLECTUAL 13. Manipulator 30-Second Spot Trailer Main Feature Analysis Black Mirror Manipulator Prototype Top Ten Examples 14. Romantic 30-Second Spot Trailer Main Feature Analysis Black Mirror Romantic Top Ten Prototype Examples Part III: Resolution: Emotion Pictures 15. Using Logic With Emotion Pictures My Non-Horror Top Ten Movies for ""Why Die First?!"" The Bottom Lines But It's Just a Movie, Right? Glossary Watchdog Guide References Index About the Author"

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Frederick W. Gooding, Jr., is associate professor of African American studies and the Dr. Ronald E. Moore Professor in Humanities in the Honors College at Texas Christian University.

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