Critical race narratives a study of race, rhetoric, and injury
The beating of Rodney King, the killing of Amadou Diallo, and the LAPD Rampart Scandal: these events have been interpreted by the courts, the media and the public in dramatically conflicting ways. Critical Race Narratives examines what is at stake in these conflicts and, in so doing, rethinks racial...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press
c2001.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Critical America.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009803297006719 |
| Sumario: | The beating of Rodney King, the killing of Amadou Diallo, and the LAPD Rampart Scandal: these events have been interpreted by the courts, the media and the public in dramatically conflicting ways. Critical Race Narratives examines what is at stake in these conflicts and, in so doing, rethinks racial strife in the United States as a highly-charged struggle over different methods of reading and writing. Focusing in particular on the practice and theorization of narrative strategies, Gutiérrez-Jones engages many of the most influential texts in the recent race debates including The Bell Curve, Am |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-205) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814733332 9780585434865 |
