The myth of colorblindness : race and ethnicity in American cinema / Sarah E. Turner, Sarah Nilsen, editors.
Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (xii, 304 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource001: 44213ISBN: 9783030174477 (e-book)Subject(s): Racism in motion picturesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Myth of colorblindness : race and ethnicity in American cinema.DDC classification: 791.4372 LOC classification: PN1997.S653 | .M984 2019Online resources: Click to View| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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This book explores representations of race and ethnicity in contemporary cinema and the ways in which these depictions all too often promulgate an important racial ideology: the myth of colorblindness. Colorblindness is a discursive framework employed by mainstream, neoliberal media to celebrate a multicultural society while simultaneously disregarding its systemic and institutionalized racism. This collection is unique in its examination of such films as Ex Machina , The Lone Ranger , The Blind Side , Zootopia , The Fast and the Furious franchise, and Dope , which celebrate the myth of colorblindness, yet perpetuate and entrench the racism and racial inequities that persist in contemporary society. While the #OscarsSoWhite movement has been essential to bringing about structural changes to media industries and offers the opportunity for a wide diversity of voices to alter and transform the dominant, colorblind narratives continue to proliferate. As this book demonstrates, Hollywood still has a long way to go.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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