Race and Ethnicity in Digital Culture

In this unprecedented study, leading scholars and emerging voices from around the world consider how race and ethnicity continue to shape our everyday lives, even as digital technology seems to promise a release from our "real" social identities.* Reveals how "memes" and "viral videos" represent, di [...]
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In this unprecedented study, leading scholars and emerging voices from around the world consider how race and ethnicity continue to shape our everyday lives, even as digital technology seems to promise a release from our "real" social identities.* Reveals how "memes" and "viral videos" represent, discuss, or negotiate ideas about racial and ethnic identity* Discusses how the human body is racialized in digital image, video, and photography, and how technologies and digital spaces themselves come to be racialized* Examines the interplay of digital narratives with political movements for civil rights and social justice* Explores patterns and practices of racist and xenophobic exclusion in both online and offline spaces