Examines TV coverage of Los Angeles riots and responses of viewers of different ethnicity. Series Editor(s): Alexander, Jeffrey C.; Seidman, Steven. Series: Cambridge Cultural Social Studies. Num Pages: 332 pages, 38 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490. . 2010. paperback. . . . .

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Title: Screening the Los Angeles 'Riots': Race, Seeing, and Resistance (Cambridge Cultural Social Studies)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521578140
ISBN 13: 9780521578141
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Screening the Los Angeles 'Riots' explores the meanings one news organization found in the landmark events of 1992, as well as those made by fifteen groups of viewers in the events' aftermath. Combining ethnographic and experimental research, Darnell M. Hunt explores how race shapes both the construction of television news and viewers' understandings of it. In the process, he engages with longstanding debates about the power of television to shape our thoughts versus our ability to resist.

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On April 29, 1992, the "worst riots of the century" (Los Angeles Times) erupted. Television newsworkers tried frantically to keep up with what was happening on the streets while, around the city, nation and globe, viewers watched intently as leaders, participants, and fires flashed across their television screens. Screening the Los Angeles "riots" zeroes in on the first night of these events, exploring in detail the meanings one news organization found in them, as well as those made by fifteen groups of viewers in the events' aftermath. Combining ethnographic and quasi-experimental methods, Darnell M. Hunt's account reveals how race shapes both television's construction of news and viewers' understandings of it. He engages with the longstanding debates about the power of television to shape our thoughts versus our ability to resist, and concludes with implications for progressive change.

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