Films as rhetorical texts : cultivating discussion about race, racism, and race relations / edited by Janice D. Hamlet

Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2020]
Copyright Date: ©2020
Physical Description: vii, 232 pages ; 24 cm
Additional Creators: Hamlet, Janice D.

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Contents

Introduction: There's an elephant in the room and it's not leaving: enganging discussions about race, racism and race relations / Janice D. Hamlet -- The story of right hand, left hand: the rhetoric of racial angst in Spike Lee's Do the right thing / Raymond Blanton -- The spice of life: discussing diversity and disparity in Mississippi masala / Rekha Sharma and Tewodros Workneh -- The ties that (un)bind: whiteness and the racialization of Jewish bodies in the film School ties / Gordon Alley-Young -- Smoke signals: opening the conversation to ontold stories from the first Americans / Gregory Adamo -- "White-side, strong-side": a critical examination of race and leadership in Remember the titans / Gregory A. Cranmer and Tina M. Harris -- The difficult dialog of critical race theory through the lens of Crash / Sheryl Lidzy -- No filter: counter-storytelling and The help / Debra C. Smith and J. Joy Davis -- Fruitvale station: a humanistic and vulnerable glimpse into black Masculinity / David Stamps -- Zootopia: using a utopia to facilitate conversations about a dystopia in the society / Vinod Kumar and P. Sudheer Kumar -- Gook and the conversation within / SHearon Roberts -- Theft and white supremacy: cultural implications of Mudbound / Christopher K. Jackson and Renata Ferdinand -- De-essentializing race through dialectic analysis of The big sick / Joshua F. Hoops -- Wakanda's prodigal son: a CRT analysis of the relationship between Africans and African-Americans as represented in Black Panther / Shamilla Amulega and Taryn K. Myers.

Summary

"Films as Rhetorical Texts: Cultivating Discussion about Race, Racism, and Race Relations presents critical essays focusing on select commercial films and what they can teach us about race, racism, and race relations in America. The films in this volume are critically assessed as rhetorical texts using various aspects and components of critical race theory, recognizing that race and racism are intricately ingrained in American society. Contributors argue that by viewing and evaluating culture-centered films--often centered around race--and critically analyzing them, faculty and students can promote the opportunity for genuine open discussions about race, racism, and race relations in the United States, specifically in the higher education classroom. Scholars of film studies, media studies, race studies, and education will find this book particularly useful"--Back cover.

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ISBN

1793602719 (hardback)
9781793602718 (hardback)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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