1. Racism, everywhere and nowhere: The debatability of racism -- 2. The politics of representation in postracial media culture -- 3. Reasonable aversions: journalism and the Muslim/migrant problem -- 4. From 'hate' to 'like': Organized and assembled racism in a networked media environment -- 5. Hate speech, free speech and media events -- 6. Anti-racism and digital media culture.
Summary:
Digital media have radically altered understandings of racism, so that an issue that has too often been assumed to belong to the past has been thrust into contemporary mainstream debates, news and popular culture. In light of the importance of traditional communications and social media to such events as Brexit in the UK and the Trump Presidency in the US, it is imperative for students of media and public discourse to examine the role played by the media in the generation, circulation and contestation of racist ideas. This book is an essential companion for students of media, communications, sociology and cultural studies.
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