Unthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the Media - Couverture souple

Shohat, Ella; Stam, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415063256 ISBN 13 : 9780415063258

Editeur : Routledge, 1994

Synopsis

Unthinking Eurocentrism The authors correct eurocentric criticism from media studies in the past by examining Hollywood movie genres such as the western and the musical from a multicultural perspective.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 Eurocentrism 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. Synthesising literary theory, meida theory and cultural studies to form a challenging interdisciplinary study, the authors argue that current debatess about Eurocentrism and Afrocentrism are merely surface manifestations of a deep-rooted shift: the decolonisation of global culture.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0415063256
• ISBN 13: 9780415063258
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 428