About the book
When modern news media choose to focus attention on people of multiracial descent, how does this fit with broader contemporary and historical racial discourses? Do these news narratives complicate common understandings of race and race relations? Dispatches from the Color Line explores these issues by examining contemporary news media coverage of multiracial people and identities. Catherine R. Squires looks at how journalists utilize information from many sources—including politicians, bureaucrats, activists, scholars, demographers, and marketers—to link multiracial identity to particular racial norms, policy preferences, and cultural trends. She considers individuals who were accused (rightly or wrongly) of misrepresenting their racial identity to the public for personal gain, and also compares the new racial categories of Census 2000 as reported in Black owned, Asian American owned, and mainstream newspapers. These comparisons reveal how a new racial group is framed in mass media, and how different media sources reinforce or challenge long-standing assumptions about racial identity and belonging in the United States.
Editions of Dispatches from the Color Line
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791470992
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791471005
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791480052
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When modern news media choose to focus attention on people of multiracial descent, how does this fit with broader contemporary and historical racial discourses? Do these news narratives complicate common understandings of race and race relations? Dispatches from the Color Line explores these issues by examining contemporary news media coverage of multiracial people and identities. Catherine R. Squires looks at how journalists utilize information from many sources—including politicians, bureaucrats, activists, scholars, demographers, and marketers—to link multiracial identity to particular racial norms, policy preferences, and cultural trends. She considers individuals who were accused (rightly or wrongly) of misrepresenting their racial identity to the public for personal gain, and also compares the new racial categories of Census 2000 as reported in Black owned, Asian American owned, and mainstream newspapers. These comparisons reveal how a new racial group is framed in mass media, and how different media sources reinforce or challenge long-standing assumptions about racial identity and belonging in the United States.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dispatches from the Color Line about?
When modern news media choose to focus attention on people of multiracial descent, how does this fit with broader contemporary and historical racial discourses? Do these news narratives complicate common understandings of race and race relations? Dispatches from the Color Line explores these issues by examining contemporary news media coverage of multiracial people and identities. Catherine R. Squires looks at how journalists utilize information from many sources—including politicians, bureaucrats, activists, scholars, demographers, and marketers—to link multiracial identity to particular racial norms, policy preferences, and cultural trends. She considers individuals who were accused (rightly or wrongly) of misrepresenting their racial identity to the public for personal gain, and also compares the new racial categories of Census 2000 as reported in Black owned, Asian American owned, and mainstream newspapers. These comparisons reveal how a new racial group is framed in mass media, and how different media sources reinforce or challenge long-standing assumptions about racial identity and belonging in the United States.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Dispatches from the Color Line?
Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Sociology
Where can I read a sample of Dispatches from the Color Line?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791470992
How long is Dispatches from the Color Line and how many pages does it have?
Dispatches from the Color Line has 295 page(s)
Is Dispatches from the Color Line part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series, Negotiating Identity: Discourses, Politics, Processes, and Praxes
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Dispatches from the Color Line?
Catherine R. Squires
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Dispatches from the Color Line is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791470992) and paperback(ISBN 9780791471005) and pdf(ISBN 9780791480052)
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