White balance : how Hollywood shaped colorblind ideology and undermined civil rights
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Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2020].
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xiii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Rawlings Branch - ADULTNONFIC
791.436 G
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Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2020].
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Book
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) and index.
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"The racial ideology of colorblindness has a long history. In 1963, Martin Luther King famously stated, 'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.' However, in the decades after the civil rights movement, the ideology of colorblindness co-opted the language of the civil rights era in order to reinvent white supremacy and dismantle the civil rights movement's legal victories without offending political decorum. Yet, the spread of colorblindness could not merely happen through political speeches, newspapers, or books. The key, Justin Gomer contends, was film--as race-conscious language was expelled from public discourse, Hollywood provided the visual medium necessary to dramatize an anti-civil rights agenda over the course of the 70s, 80s, and 90s"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gomer, J. (2020). White balance: how Hollywood shaped colorblind ideology and undermined civil rights . University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gomer, Justin. 2020. White Balance: How Hollywood Shaped Colorblind Ideology and Undermined Civil Rights. University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gomer, Justin. White Balance: How Hollywood Shaped Colorblind Ideology and Undermined Civil Rights University of North Carolina Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gomer, Justin. White Balance: How Hollywood Shaped Colorblind Ideology and Undermined Civil Rights University of North Carolina Press, 2020.
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