Split Image : African Americans in the Mass Media - Hardcover

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This is a collection of nine essays which examine the history of the images of African Americans in various mass media--music, motion pictures, radio, TV, print and broadcast news, and advertising. These essays are framed by introductory and concluding essays in which the editors argue for the importance of this topic and offer a strategy for dealing with some of the issues raised. The schism between black and white images of African Americans is highlighted, particularly given white dominance of media outlets. The volume is more coherent than most such works since six of the nine topical chapters are written by one or the other of the editors. This book is a solid contribution to the literature of African Americans and popular culture.
- Joseph Stewart Jr., Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson
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