Critical race narratives : a study of race, rhetoric, and injury / / Carl Gutiérrez-Jones.
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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| Superior document: | Critical America |
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| Year of Publication: | 2001 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Critical America.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-205) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0814733336 0585434867 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Carl Gutiérrez-Jones. |