{"product_id":"trash-talk-patricia-a-turner-9780520389243","title":"Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat racist rumors about Barack Obama tell us about the intractability of racism in American politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Barack Obama and his family have been the objects of rumors, legends, and conspiracy theories unprecedented in US politics. Outbreaks of anti-Obama lore have occurred in every national election cycle since 2004 and continue to the present day--two elections after his presidency ended. In \u003ci\u003eTrash Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, folklorist Patricia A. Turner examines how these thought patterns have grown ever more vitriolic and persistent and what this means for American political culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through the lens of attacks on Obama, \u003ci\u003eTrash Talk\u003c\/i\u003e explores how racist tropes circulate and gain currency. As internet communications expand in reach, rumors and conspiracy theories have become powerful political tools, and new types of lore like the hoax and fake news have taken root. The mainstream press and political establishment dismissed anti-Obama mythology for years, registering concern only when it became difficult to deny how much power those who circulated it could command. \u003ci\u003eTrash Talk\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that the ascendancy of Barack Obama was never a signal of a postracial America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia A. Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520389247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520389243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/22\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023","brand":"Patricia A. Turner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056237080831,"sku":"9780520389243","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db6adbeb-a365-4c8f-afea-23741b1c05ba.jpg?v=1685040249","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trash-talk-patricia-a-turner-9780520389243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}