Crime and Racial Constructions: Cultural Misinformation about African Americans in Media and Academia

356 Pages·2010·20.948 MB·English

by  Jeanette Covington

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Crime and
Racial Constructions

Crime and
Racial Constructions
Cultural Misinformation
about African Americans
in Media and Academia
Jeanette Covington
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Covington, Jeanette, 1949—
Crime and racial constructions : cultural misinformation about African Americans in
media and academia / Jeanette Covington.
5 (hath,
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-7391-2591-5 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-7391-4521-0 (electronic)
|. African Americans in motion pictures. 2. African American women in motion
pictures. 3. Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures. 4. Violence in motion
pictures. 5. Motion pictures— Social aspects— United States. 6. United States— Race
relations. 7. Racism in popular cult—u Urniete d States. 8. Crime and race— United
States. I. Title.
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