Unthinking Eurocentrism : multiculturalism and the media /
Multiculturalism and the media
Ella Shohat, Robert Stam.
- xix, 405 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Sightlines .
- Sightlines (London, England). .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-380) and index.
List of plates -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- From Eurocentrism to Polycentrism -- Formations of Colonialist Discourse -- The Imperial Imaginary -- Tropes of Empire -- Stereotype, Realism, and the Struggle Over Representation -- Ethnicities-in-Relation -- The Third Worldist Film -- Esthetics of Resistance -- The Politics of Multiculturalism in the Postmodern Age -- Select bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
"Unthinking Eurocentrism explores issues of Eurocentrism and multiculturalism in relation to popular culture, film and the mass media. The book "multiculturalizes" media studies by looking at Hollywood movie genres such as the western, the musical and the imperial film from multicultural perspectives, examining issues from the racial politics of casting to colonialist discourse and gender and Empire. More than just a critique of Eurocentricism and racism, Unthinking Eurocentrism also confirms artistic, cultural and political alternatives, discussing a wide range of non-Eurocentric media including Third World films, rap video and indigenous media. Synthesizing literary theory, media theory and cultural studies to form a challenging interdisciplinary study, the authors agree that current debates about Eurocentrism and Afrocentrism are merely surface manifestations of a deep-rooted shift: the decolinization of global culture."--Publisher description.
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Motion pictures--Developing countries Racism in motion pictures Intercultural communication in motion pictures Culture diffusion