{"product_id":"the-post-racial-mystique-catherine-squires-9780814770603","title":"The Post-Racial Mystique: Media and Race in the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite claims from\u003cbr\u003epundits and politicians that we now live in a post-racial America, people seem\u003cbr\u003eto keep finding ways to talk about race--from celebrations of the inauguration\u003cbr\u003eof the first Black president to resurgent debates about police\u003cbr\u003eprofiling, race and racism remain salient features of our world. When faced\u003cbr\u003ewith fervent anti-immigration sentiments, record incarceration rates of Blacks and\u003cbr\u003eLatinos, and deepening socio-economic disparities, a new question has erupted\u003cbr\u003ein the last decade: What does being post-racial mean? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Post-Racial Mystique explores\u003cbr\u003ehow a variety of media--the news, network television, and online, independent media--debate, \u003cbr\u003edefine and deploy the term \"post-racial\" in their representations of American\u003cbr\u003epolitics and society. Using examples from both mainstream and niche media--from prime-time television series to specialty Christian media and audience\u003cbr\u003einteractions on social media--Catherine Squires draws upon a variety of\u003cbr\u003edisciplines including communication studies, sociology, political science, and\u003cbr\u003ecultural studies in order to understand emergent strategies for framing\u003cbr\u003epost-racial America. She reveals the ways in which media texts cast U.S.\u003cbr\u003ehistory, re-imagine interpersonal relationships, employ statistics, and\u003cbr\u003einventively redeploy other identity categories in a quest to formulate\u003cbr\u003edifferent ways of responding to race.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Squires\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814770606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814770603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.07w x 0.71d","brand":"Catherine Squires","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427431268607,"sku":"9780814770603","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ca5faff-de44-49df-9e1d-89aafdf27b46.jpg?v=1761579509","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-post-racial-mystique-catherine-squires-9780814770603","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}