- 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.
Sandro Galea
- Published in print:
- 2022
- Published Online:
- November 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780197576427
- eISBN:
- 9780197576458
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780197576427.003.0012
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health
This chapter highlights the importance of humility in preventing the contagion next time. Shaping a healthier world means informing a public conversation which prioritizes what matters most for ...
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This chapter highlights the importance of humility in preventing the contagion next time. Shaping a healthier world means informing a public conversation which prioritizes what matters most for health. It means elevating the subjects discussed in this book to the center of the national conversation about health, a conversation currently focused on the curative power of medicine at the expense of the forces that shape health. In this task, humility is key. Humility helps us to listen and engage with respect, compassion, and an openness to alternative perspectives. Throughout COVID-19, we saw how hubris and closeminded partisanship undermined, again and again, the possibility of such a conversation, hindering efforts to support health. Going forward, we need an approach to health which embraces humility and constructive engagement with the public conversation, towards the aim of building a healthier world.Less
This chapter highlights the importance of humility in preventing the contagion next time. Shaping a healthier world means informing a public conversation which prioritizes what matters most for health. It means elevating the subjects discussed in this book to the center of the national conversation about health, a conversation currently focused on the curative power of medicine at the expense of the forces that shape health. In this task, humility is key. Humility helps us to listen and engage with respect, compassion, and an openness to alternative perspectives. Throughout COVID-19, we saw how hubris and closeminded partisanship undermined, again and again, the possibility of such a conversation, hindering efforts to support health. Going forward, we need an approach to health which embraces humility and constructive engagement with the public conversation, towards the aim of building a healthier world.
