Building critical race media literacy : countering the narrative / Christine McWhorter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McWhorter, Christine, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism in mass media.

Race in mass media.

Critical race theory.

Misinformation.

Media literacy.

Physical Description:

ix, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

"Providing students and scholars with the tools they need to understand the problematic racialized social structures present in the mainstream media, this text highlights how students can be empowered to challenge these social systems. Positioned to increase students critical understanding of systemic racial inequities depicted in various media texts, this text empowers students by encouraging them to question and act against systemic racial inequities as they recognize underlying messages depicted in media texts. Christine McWhorter highlights the racial issues embedded in media, the role of media in shaping cultural perceptions of race, and how these narratives can be challenged. The book serves as both an explanation of racial inequality in media and as a detailed framework for analyzing these issues, providing students with an indispensable guide to their own journey of creating counternarratives as media makers. This book will appeal to students and scholars of media and communication studies and journalism exploring topics such as critical race media literacy, media literacy, media effects, inequality and representation in media, and media messages"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Media Power: Ownership, Influence, and Impact

Representation Matters

Whose Stories Get Told? How Media Constructs History

Algorithms as Silent Gatekeepers

Mis, Dis, and Malinformation and Race

Racial Master Narratives: The Influence of a Single Story

Counter Narratives: The Power of Collective Stories.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version McWhorter, Christine Building critical race media literacy

ISBN:

9781032492360

1032492368

9781032492353

103249235X

OCLC:

1530391682