{"product_id":"films-as-rhetorical-texts-cultivating-discussion-about-race-racism-and-race-relations-9781793602732","title":"Films as Rhetorical Texts: Cultivating Discussion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilms 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: There’s an Elephant in the Room and it’s Not Leaving: Engaging Discussions about Race, Racism and Race Relations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One: The Story of Right Hand, Left Hand: The Rhetoric of Racial Angst in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: The Spice of Life: Discussing Diversity and Disparity in Mississippi Masala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: The Ties that (UN) bind: Whiteness and the Racialization of Jewish Bodies in the film School Ties\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four: Smoke Signals: Opening the Conversation to Untold Stories from the First Americans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five: “White-Side, Strong Side”: A Critical Examination of Race and Leadership in Remember the Titans \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six: The Difficult Dialog of Critical Race Theory through the Lens of Crash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven: No Filter: Counter-Storytelling and The Help\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight: Fruitvale Station: A Humanistic and Vulnerable Glimpse into Black Masculinities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Nine: Zootopia: Using a Utopia to Facilitate Conversations about a Dystopia in Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Ten: Gook and the Conversation Within\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eleven: Theft and White Supremacy: Cultural Implications of Mudbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Twelve: De-essentializing Race through Dialectic Analysis of The Big Sick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Thirteen: Wakanda’s Prodigal Son: A Critical Race Theory Analysis of the Relationship between Africans and African Americans as Represented in Black Panther","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042610151767,"sku":"9781793602732","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793602732.jpg?v=1750954844","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/films-as-rhetorical-texts-cultivating-discussion-about-race-racism-and-race-relations-9781793602732","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}