04822nam 2200913 a 450 991078051350332120231206223438.01-282-74118-797866127411800-7748-5522-39780774812375(CKB)2430000000000536(OCoLC)648347740(CaPaEBR)ebrary10214485(SSID)ssj0000376001(PQKBManifestationID)11271305(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000376001(PQKBWorkID)10327961(PQKB)10414382(CaPaEBR)406838(CaBNvSL)slc00208517(Au-PeEL)EBL3412408(CaPaEBR)ebr10214485(CaONFJC)MIL274118(OCoLC)923444332(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/zwrm31(MiAaPQ)EBC3412408(DE-B1597)662100(DE-B1597)9780774855228(MiAaPQ)EBC3251883(EXLCZ)99243000000000053620060911d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDiscourses of denial[electronic resource] mediations of race, gender, and violence /Yasmin JiwaniVancouver UBC Pressc20061 online resource (281 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7748-1238-9 0-7748-1237-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-244) and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Laying the Terrain -- Reframing Violence -- Mapping Race in the Media -- Sensationalized Cases -- Erasing Race: The Story of Reena Virk -- Culturalizing Violence and the Vernon "Massacre" -- Voicing the Violence -- Racialized Girls and Everyday Negotiations -- Gendered Racism, Sexist Violence, and the Health Care System -- Mediations of Terror -- Gendering Terror Post-9/11 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexCanada prides itself on being a tolerant and inclusive culture, enriched by its official policies of multiculturalism, gender equality, and human rights. Lulled into complacency by these national maxims, the public is occasionally shocked by glaring acts of racist and sexist violence brought to their attention by the sensationalist media. But nobody pauses to consider the historical antecedents and root causes of these tragedies. Discourses of Denial uncovers how racism, sexism, and violence interweave deep within the foundations of our society. Using examples from the lives of immigrant girls and women of colour, Yasmin Jiwani considers the way accepted definitions of race and gender shape and influence public consciousness. With a perspective both academic and activist, she exposes how media representations of violence serve the status quo and fail to tell the whole story about racialized and gendered inequalities. In linking race, gender, and violence, Discourses of Denial makes an important contribution to our understanding of the complex and interconnected influences that shape the violence of contemporary social reality and that contour the lives of racialized women. This book is of particular relevance to readers interested in the intersection of race, gender, and violence in our increasingly mediated society.Women immigrantsViolence againstCanadaMinority womenViolence againstCanadaSex discrimination against womenCanadaRace discriminationCanadaViolencePress coverageCanadaViolenceCanadaViolence envers les immigrantesCanadaViolence envers les femmes issues des minoritésCanadaDiscrimination à l'égard des femmesCanadaDiscrimination racialeCanadaViolence dans la presseCanadaViolenceCanadaWomen immigrantsViolence againstMinority womenViolence againstSex discrimination against womenRace discriminationViolencePress coverageViolenceViolence envers les immigrantesViolence envers les femmes issues des minoritésDiscrimination à l'égard des femmesDiscrimination racialeViolence dans la presseViolence305.48/800971Jiwani Yasmin1521192MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780513503321Discourses of denial3760143UNINA