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You Mean, There's Race in My Movie? The Complete Guide to Understanding Race in Mainstream Hollywood
You Mean There's Race in My Movie The Complete Guide to Understanding Race in Mainstream Hollywood Author:editor Produced by The Minority Reporter, the new book, You Mean, There's Race in My Movie? is a riveting exercise in media literacy using a structured analysis of racial archetypes and prototypes used in movies. With over 65 new vocabulary terms and references to over 500 different movies and actors, the book provides an eye-opening look at the entire... more » movie industry to illustrate in clear detail how Hollywood glamorizes White imagery, often at the expense of minority characters. The book follows on the heels of the recently released docuDVD bearing the same title. While the docuDVD offers an overarching look at how minority character patterns referred to as archetypes play out on screen, the book offers an in-depth look at contemporary mainstream Hollywood and parses out the complex web of historical, institutional and financial factors that influence the portrayal of race in mainstream movies.« less