{"product_id":"imperiled-whiteness-9781496845498","title":"Imperiled Whiteness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eImperiled Whiteness\u003c\/i\u003e, Penelope Ingram examines the role played by media in the resurgence of white nationalism and neo-Nazi movements in the Obama-to-Trump era. As politicians on the right stoked anxieties about whites losing ground and being left behind, media platforms turned whiteness into a commodity that was packaged and disseminated to a white populace. Reading popular film and television franchises (\u003ci\u003ePlanet of the Apes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethrough political flashpoints, such as debates over immigration reform, gun control, and Black Lives Matter protests, Ingram reveals how media cultivated feelings of white vulnerability and loss among white consumers. By exploring the convergence of entertainment, news, and social media in a digital networked environment, Ingram demonstrates how media''s renewed attention to imperiled whiteness enabled and sanctioned the return of overt white supremacy exhibited by alt-right groups in the Unite","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040608616791,"sku":"9781496845498","price":80.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496845498.jpg?v=1750947263","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/imperiled-whiteness-9781496845498","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}