Race, gender, and image repair theory : how digital media change the landscape / Mia Moody-Ramirez and Hazel James Cole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moody-Ramirez, Mia, author.

Cole, Hazel James, 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans in mass media.

Women in mass media.

Digital media.

Social media.

Physical Description:

viii, 231 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]

Contents:

Overview of theories

Introduction

Image repair theory : general terminology

Critical race theory and image repair studies

Image repair theory and the web

Outbursts and offensive language

Hate speech & crisis management : a case study of Donald Sterling's use of racist rhetoric

Free speech vs. hate speech : an image restoration case study of Justin Bieber's use of the n-word

What happens on Twitter stays on Twitter : black Twitter, "#Niggernavy" and the image repair tactics of Yahoo finance

Fighting words : an image restoration study of Hulk Hogan's use of the n-word

Sexual assault, domestic violence, and IRT

The fall of America's favorite dad : Bill Cosby's image repair tactics

The aftermath of #MeToo : Harvey Weinstein's image repair tactics and Pinterest representations

Gender, race, and IRT

Passing for black : an analysis of Rachel Dolezal's image repair strategies

Spanning the decades : an analysis of Monica Lewinsky's image restoration strategies during a 2015 Ted talks appearance

Politics and IRT

Taming of the shrew and rock star : media framing of senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during the 2007-08 presidential primaries

Image repair and online media framing of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential race

Conclusions and future directions in image restoration theory

Appendixes

References

About the authors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781498568616

1498568610

OCLC:

1048944027