Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Cole, Hazel James, 1964-

Description

1. viii, 231 pages; 24 cm

Summary

1. Race, Gender, and Image Repair Theory: How Digital Media Change the Landscape explores themes that are relevant to the sociopolitical landscape of twenty-first-century America, including race and gender representation, social media and traditional media framing, and image repair management. This book provides a comprehensive discussion of critical race theory (CRT) and image repair theory (IRT) to establish a baseline for a conversation on celebrity image restoration tactics used on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook as well as traditional media platforms. Case studies offer a broad overview of politics, sports, and entertainment image management and restoration. Recommended for scholars interested in public relations, crisis management, IRT, and representations of race and gender in mass media. -- Back cover.

Subject

1. Mass media > Political aspects > United States
2. African Americans in mass media
3. Women in mass media
4. Digital media
5. Social media
6. Gender identity in mass media
7. Race in mass media
8. African Americans > Intellectual life
9. Communication > Social aspects > United States
10. Communication and culture > United States

Contents

1. Overview of theories -- Introduction -- Image repair theory : general terminology -- Critical race theory and image repair studies -- Image repair theory and the web -- Outbursts and offensive language -- Hate speech & crisis management : a case study of Donald Sterling's use of racist rhetoric -- Free speech vs. hate speech : an image restoration case study of Justin Bieber's use of the n-word -- What happens on Twitter stays on Twitter : black Twitter, "#Niggernavy" and the image repair tactics of Yahoo finance -- Fighting words : an image restoration study of Hulk Hogan's use of the n-word -- Sexual assault, domestic violence, and IRT -- The fall of America's favorite dad : Bill Cosby's image repair tactics -- The aftermath of #MeToo : Harvey Weinstein's image repair tactics and Pinterest representations -- Gender, race, and IRT -- Passing for black : an analysis of Rachel Dolezal's image repair strategies -- Spanning the decades : an analysis of Monica Lewinsky's image restoration strategies during a 2015 Ted talks appearance -- Politics and IRT -- Taming of the shrew and rock star : media framing of senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during the 2007-08 presidential primaries -- Image repair and online media framing of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential race -- Conclusions and future directions in image restoration theory -- Appendixes -- References -- About the authors.

Call number

1. Sc E 19-961

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Moody-Ramirez, Mia, author.

Title

1. Race, gender, and image repair theory : how digital media change the landscape / Mia Moody-Ramirez and Hazel James Cole.

Publisher

1. Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added author

1. Cole, Hazel James, 1964- author.

LCCN

1. 2018039089

ISBN

1. 9781498568616 hardcover alkaline paper
2. 1498568610 hardcover alkaline paper
3. 1498568629
4. 9781498568623

Research call number

1. Sc E 19-961