"Television, Black Americans and the American Dream"
The first article found which sites Herman Gray's article, "Television, Black Americans and the American Dream" is one written by M. Meyers. It focuses on the representation of violence against African American women in local TV news coverage. It draws on Black feminist theory in its examination of the ways that gender, race, and class intersected to shape the representation of the victims, the perpetrators, and the violence. It would be promising for someone researching how images of race and ethnicity are constructed in media discourse.
The bibliography is as follows:
Meyers, M. African American Women and Violence: Gender, Race, and Class in the News. England: Oxford Press, 2004. Online. <http://go5.isiknowledge.com/portal.cgi/WOS>
Another article which sites Gray's writing is one composed by three authors: S Eschholz , J Bufkin, and J Long. It discusses modern film throughout the media and how often these types of portrayals in film are important factors in the social construction of reality among the general public, and therefore may express negative racist thought. Research has shown that although minorities have made some movement towards a more positive film portrayal in comparison to earlier studies, they are still misrepresented with consistency in projecting traditional stereotypes. Similarly, they are also under-represented in lead roles of major motion pictures as well.
The bibliography is as follows:
Eschholz, S, J Bufkin and J Long. Symbolic Reality Bites: Women and Racial/Ethnic Minorities in Film. Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis Inc, 2002. Online. <http://go5.isiknowledge.com/portal.cgi/WOS>
A third article which references Gray's aritcle is collectively written by two authors: S Coltrane and M Messineo. This particular article is promising for someone researching how images of race and ethnicity are constructed in media discourse as it discusses race and gender in television advertising throughout the 1990s. It raises a point that most contemporary advertisments portray white men as powerful and and white women as sex symbols. On the other hand, advertisements portray African American men as aggressive, and African American women as inconsequential. It exaggerates their cultural differences and romanticizes most white people.
The bibliography is as follows:
Coltrane, S and M Messineo. The Perpetration of Social Prejudice: Race and Gender in Imagery in 1990s Television Advertising: New York: Plenum Publishing, 2000. Online. http://go5.isiknowledge.com/portal.cgi/WOS
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