Theorizing the Silences: Cultural Media and the Contours of Ethnic Diversity and Communication.
In Diversity & Mass Communication: Evidence of Impact, Amber Reetz Narro and Alice C. Ferguson, eds., Southlake, TX: Fountainhead Press, 2007
16 Pages Posted: 1 Sep 2012
Date Written: 2007
Abstract
For mass media scholars, diversity in media studies has articulated well the issues of representation and misrepresentation, highlighting patterns of inclusion and exclusion of mediated subjects. Connecting this line of inquiry with mass communication practices remains a challenge for both educators and practitioners. This article proposes an analysis of diaspora and acculturation theories in the context of ethnic communities to explore contexts in which "cultural media" serve as conduits for shaping a vital part of the messages about diversity.
Keywords: ethnic media, diversity, race, rhetoric, mass communication theory, Oklahoma
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