Discourses of denial [[electronic resource] ] : mediations of race, gender, and violence / / Yasmin Jiwani

• Autore: Jiwani Yasmin
• Pubblicazione: Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.48/800971
• Soggetto topico: Women immigrants - Violence against - Canada; Minority women - Violence against - Canada; Sex discrimination against women - Canada; Race discrimination - Canada; Violence - Press coverage - Canada; Violence - Canada; Violence envers les immigrantes - Canada; Violence envers les femmes issues des minorités - Canada; Discrimination à l'égard des femmes - Canada; Discrimination raciale - Canada; Violence dans la presse - Canada
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-244) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Canada 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Discourses of denial
• ISBN: 1-282-74118-7; 9786612741180; 0-7748-5522-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780513503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II