San Antonio College Library

"This book examines how the media--including advertising, motion pictures, cartoons, and popular fiction--has used racist images and stereotypes as marketing tools that malign and debase African Americans, Latinos, American Indians, and Asian Americans in the United States. Were there damaging racist depictions in Gone with the Wind and children's cartoons such as Tom and Jerry and Mickey Mouse? How did widely known stereotypes of the Latin lover,...

"Here is a new, sweeping narrative history of American news media that puts race at the center of the story. From the earliest colonial newspapers to the Internet age, America's racial divisions have played a central role in the creation of the country's media system, just as the media has contributed to--and every so often, combated--racial oppression. News for All the People reveals how racial segregation distorted the information Americans received...

"The racial makeup of sports in the United States serves as a classic example of racism in the 21st century. This book examines the racial disparities in sports and the continuing significance of race in 21st-century America, debunking the myth of a "postracial society." Sports can serve as an inspirational example of what can be achieved through hard work and perseverance, regardless of one's race. However, there is plenty of evidence that race still...

This work is a look at how the Black Panthers became symbols of black militancy in America. The Sixties may be over, but the Black Panthers, the ultimate symbol of black power, radical inspiration, and the excesses of the decade, live on. Books on the Panthers continue to be written, hip-hop artists continue to draw inspiration from them, and so many films are made about the Panthers that there is now an annual Black Panther film festival. In this...

According to Many Pundits and cultural commentators, the U.S. is enjoying a post-racial age, seen most vividly in Barack Obama's rise to the presidency. This high gloss of optimism fails, however, to recognize that racism remains ever present and alive, spread by channels of media and circulated even in colloquial speech in ways that can be difficult to analyze. In this groundbreaking collection edited by Michael G. Lacy and Kent A. Ono, scholars...

Includes the following films (whole or excerpts): Black and white / directors, I. Ivanov-Vano and L. Amalrik (1933) (3 min.) -- Mister Twister / story, S. Marshak ; director, Anatoly Karanovich (1963) (16 min.) -- Someone else's voice / director, I. Ivanov-Vano (1949) (10 min.) -- Ave Maria / script and direction, Ivan Ivanov-Vano ; director, V. Danilevich; (1972) (10 min.) -- Millionaire / directors, V. Bordzilovsky and Y. Prytkov (1963) (10 min.)...