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Book SynopsisUsing examples from both mainstream and niche media - from prime-time television series to specialty Christian media and audience interactions on social media, this book draws upon a variety of disciplines including communication studies, sociology, and cultural studies in order to understand emergent strategies for framing post-racial America.
Trade ReviewThrough a series of well chosen and meticulously analyzed case studies, Squires illuminates how postracialism came to be part of the national imaginary and makes a convincing argument for why it ultimately cannot camouflage the ways in which race still matters in the U.S. social life. * Journal of Communication *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Welcome to Post-Racial America 1. Post-Racial News: Covering the "Joshua Generation" 2. Brothers from Another Mother: Rescripting Religious Ties to Overcome the Racial Past 3. The Post-Racial Family: Parenthood and the Politics of Interracial Relationships on TV 4. Post-Racial Audiences: Discussions of Parenthood's Interracial Couple 5. Not "Post-Racial," Race-Aware: Blogging Race in the Twenty-First Century Conclusion: Back to the Post-Racial Future Notes Index About the Author
