Films as Rhetorical Texts: Cultivating Discussion about Race, Racism, and Race Relations presents critical essays focusing on select commercial films and what they can teach us about race, racism, and race relations in America. The films in this volume are critically assessed as rhetorical texts using various aspects and components of critical race theory, recognizing that race and racism are intricately ingrained in American society. Contributors argue that by viewing and evaluating culture-centered films—often centered around race—and critically analyzing them, faculty and students can promote the opportunity for genuine open discussions about race, racism, and race relations in the United States, specifically in the higher education classroom. Scholars of film studies, media studies, race studies, and education will find this book particularly useful.
ISBN-13: 9781793602732
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication Date: 10-13-2021
Pages: 242
Product Dimensions: 6.17(w) x 8.51(h) x 0.68(d)
Janice D. Hamlet is associate professor in the Department of Communication and director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Northern Illinois University.
Table of Contents
Introduction: There’s an Elephant in the Room and it’s Not Leaving: Engaging Discussions about Race, Racism and Race Relations Chapter One: The Story of Right Hand, Left Hand: The Rhetoric of Racial Angst in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing Chapter Two: The Spice of Life: Discussing Diversity and Disparity in Mississippi Masala Chapter Three: The Ties that (UN) bind: Whiteness and the Racialization of Jewish Bodies in the film School Ties Chapter Four: Smoke Signals: Opening the Conversation to Untold Stories from the First Americans Chapter Five: “White-Side, Strong Side”: A Critical Examination of Race and Leadership in Remember the Titans Chapter Six: The Difficult Dialog of Critical Race Theory through the Lens of Crash Chapter Seven: No Filter: Counter-Storytelling and The Help Chapter Eight: Fruitvale Station: A Humanistic and Vulnerable Glimpse into Black Masculinities Chapter Nine: Zootopia: Using a Utopia to Facilitate Conversations about a Dystopia in Society Chapter Ten: Gook and the Conversation Within Chapter Eleven: Theft and White Supremacy: Cultural Implications of Mudbound Chapter Twelve: De-essentializing Race through Dialectic Analysis of The Big Sick Chapter Thirteen: Wakanda’s Prodigal Son: A Critical Race Theory Analysis of the Relationship between Africans and African Americans as Represented in Black Panther
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