The Myth of Colorblindness Race and Ethnicity in American Cinema /
This book explores representations of race and ethnicity in contemporary cinema and the ways in which these depictions all too often promulgate an important racial ideology: the myth of colorblindness. Colorblindness is a discursive framework employed by mainstream, neoliberal media to celebrate a m...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I: Colorblindness
- 2. Colorblindness: The Lens that Distorts
- 3. Why Hollywood Remains "SoWhite" and a Note on How to Change It
- PART II: Colorblind Racism in Hollywood Films
- 4. Living in Zootopia: Tracking the Neoliberal Subject in a Colorblind World
- 5. The Paradox of Post-racialism: Black Hollywood's Voice in Post-Racial Discourse
- 6. Colorblind Racism, The Trump Effect, and The Blind Side
- 7. Will Smith: A Global Brand of Blackness
- 8. Tricks of the (Colorblind) Trade: Hollywood's Preservation of White Supremacy in the Age of Obama
- PART III: Intersections Between Race, Ethinicity, and Gender and Colorblind Racism in Hollywood
- 9. Zombies, Muslims, and Politics: Racism without Race in Contemporary America
- 10. Latinas/os in Hollywood: Contemporary Representations in Black and White
- 11. Tonto and The Lone Ranger: Nostalgic Kitsch or Post-Racial Backlash?
- 12. Cyborg Woman: Ex Machina and Racial Otherness
- 13. The End of the World, Hollywood, and the Endurance of Military Violence: Elysium and World War Z. .
