Racial Paranoia
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The Unintended Consequences of Political Correctness
In this courageous book, John L. Jackson, Jr. draws on current events as well as everyday interactions to demonstrate the culture of race-based paranoia and its profound effects on our lives. He explains how it is cultivated and reinforced, and how it complicates the goal of racial equality. In this paperback edition, Jackson explores the 2008 presidential election, weaving in examples ranging from the notorious New Yorker cover to Saturday Night Live 's political parodies.
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- ISBN: 9780465018130
- Author: John Jackson
- Pub date: 02.02.10
- RRP: $39.99
- Format: Paperback / softback
Author
John Jackson
John L. Jackson, Jr. is the Richard Perry University Associate Professor of Communication and Anthropology in the Annenberg School for Communication and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Harlemworld and Real Black. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, American Anthropologist, and more. He lives in Philadelphia.