- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780804763363
- eISBN:
- 9780804774666
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.11126/stanford/9780804763363.003.0002
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Social and Cultural Anthropology
This chapter talks about the Imus incident, which is the perfect example of the media dynamics that give people “racial remarks.” It is show that such media coverage is also shaped by public figures' ...
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This chapter talks about the Imus incident, which is the perfect example of the media dynamics that give people “racial remarks.” It is show that such media coverage is also shaped by public figures' political calculations and advertisers and broadcast executives' marketing decisions. It illustrates how the technology of video capture and posting has made it easy to circulate, consume, and criticize Imus's words. The discussion of the scandal surrounding Imus has further revealed the Americans' cultural process that helps them decide what counts as racial and estimates the place of race within the public sphere. It is in this chapter where “national conversation” is further explored.Less
This chapter talks about the Imus incident, which is the perfect example of the media dynamics that give people “racial remarks.” It is show that such media coverage is also shaped by public figures' political calculations and advertisers and broadcast executives' marketing decisions. It illustrates how the technology of video capture and posting has made it easy to circulate, consume, and criticize Imus's words. The discussion of the scandal surrounding Imus has further revealed the Americans' cultural process that helps them decide what counts as racial and estimates the place of race within the public sphere. It is in this chapter where “national conversation” is further explored.
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780804763363
- eISBN:
- 9780804774666
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.11126/stanford/9780804763363.003.0001
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Social and Cultural Anthropology
This chapter starts off with the case of the Clemson party incident, which helps show that the pop-cultural arena is where most Americans prefer to think about race. It looks at the two main ways to ...
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This chapter starts off with the case of the Clemson party incident, which helps show that the pop-cultural arena is where most Americans prefer to think about race. It looks at the two main ways to evaluate the importance of race and how media stories on race are a constant starting point for what can be considered as racial. This chapter also takes a look at the “national conversation on race,” which are events where assumptions on race are taken out of cultural conventions and help people navigate through social situations. Finally, it studies a cultural perspective on race, as it exists in the country.Less
This chapter starts off with the case of the Clemson party incident, which helps show that the pop-cultural arena is where most Americans prefer to think about race. It looks at the two main ways to evaluate the importance of race and how media stories on race are a constant starting point for what can be considered as racial. This chapter also takes a look at the “national conversation on race,” which are events where assumptions on race are taken out of cultural conventions and help people navigate through social situations. Finally, it studies a cultural perspective on race, as it exists in the country.
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780804763363
- eISBN:
- 9780804774666
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.11126/stanford/9780804763363.003.0006
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Social and Cultural Anthropology
This chapter serves as a concluding discussion to the book, where it addresses the question as to how people know when something is racial or not. It revisits Barack Obama's campaign (as discussed in ...
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This chapter serves as a concluding discussion to the book, where it addresses the question as to how people know when something is racial or not. It revisits Barack Obama's campaign (as discussed in Chapter 4) and reviews whether or not that campaign was going to be solely “about race” or not. It then emphasizes that “racial” can be viewed as a collection of unconscious motivations, beliefs, or anxieties that can be generated or controlled by specific images or words. The chapter also stresses that most people have forgotten the uncertainties and ambiguities of race, which are two important characteristics of the national conversation.Less
This chapter serves as a concluding discussion to the book, where it addresses the question as to how people know when something is racial or not. It revisits Barack Obama's campaign (as discussed in Chapter 4) and reviews whether or not that campaign was going to be solely “about race” or not. It then emphasizes that “racial” can be viewed as a collection of unconscious motivations, beliefs, or anxieties that can be generated or controlled by specific images or words. The chapter also stresses that most people have forgotten the uncertainties and ambiguities of race, which are two important characteristics of the national conversation.
