JOUR 302 Lecture 6: Critical Race Theory Notes Jour 302
20 Feb 2019
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Looking at the media landscape in 2016, anyone could tell that racial tension in america was high. The news after obama"s election in 2008 consisted of arguments over the meaning of the. Confederate flag, unarmed black men being killed by the police, presidential candidate rallies that could be mistaken for klan rallies, and the black lives matter vs. all lives matter debate. When it comes to race and representation in mass media, the view in the mid-2010s is not hopeful or positive. Mediated messages have played a major role in the current state of race tensions in the us. Critical race theory is a useful tool that can help media and social scholars better understand how we arrived here after more than 60 years after the civil rights movement. Critical race theorists have said their greatest fears have become our current reality.
