{"product_id":"racism-in-american-popular-media-from-aunt-jemima-to-the-frito-bandito-hardcover","title":"Racism in American Popular Media: From Aunt Jemima to the Frito Bandito - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Behnken\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGregory Smithers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book examines how the media--including advertising, motion pictures, cartoons, and popular fiction--has used racist images and stereotypes as marketing tools that malign and debase African Americans, Latinos, American Indians, and Asian Americans in the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWere there damaging racist depictions in \u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e and children's cartoons such as Tom and Jerry and Mickey Mouse? How did widely known stereotypes of the Latin lover, the lazy Latino, the noble savage and the violent warrior American Indian, and the Asian as either a martial artist or immoral and tricky come about? This book utilizes an ethnic and racial comparative approach to examine the racism evidenced in multiple forms of popular media, enabling readers to apply their critical thinking skills to compare and analyze stereotypes, grasp the often-subtle sources of racism in the everyday world around us, and understand how racism in the media was used to unite white Americans and exclude ethnic people from the body politic of the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthors Brian D. Behnken and Gregory D. Smithers examine the popular media from the late 19th century through the 20th century to the early 21st century. This broad coverage enables readers to see how depictions of people of color, such as Aunt Jemima, have been consistently stereotyped back to the 1880s and to grasp how those depictions have changed over time. The book's chapters explore racism in the popular fiction, advertising, motion pictures, and cartoons of the United States, and examine the multiple groups affected by this racism, including African Americans, Latino\/as, Asian Americans, and American Indians. Attention is also paid to the efforts of minorities--particularly civil rights activists--in challenging and combating racism in the popular media.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian D. Behnken\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in the Department of History and the U.S. Latino\/a Studies Program at Iowa State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory D. Smithers\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169327419527,"sku":"9781440829765","price":104.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7e12412fb7e511a24829fe391c1da4a8.webp?v=1733340909","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/racism-in-american-popular-media-from-aunt-jemima-to-the-frito-bandito-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}