Media Matters

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Title:	Media Matters: Race and Gender in U.S. Politics
Author:	Fiske, John
Publisher:	University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis and London
Copyright:	1996
ISSN/ISBN:	816624631
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Abstract/Synopsis:	John Fiske looks at how the fierce battle over cultural meaning is negotiated in American popular culture. Providing the first substantive treatment of the entire O.J. Simpson trial and its immediate aftermath, as well as dealing with other recent racially charged media events, Fiske examines the way "weaker" voices in our society make themselves heard against the repressive discourse of the RIght exemplified by Rush Limbaugh, Pat Buchanan, and other "mainstream" voices.
Language:	English
Pages:	304
Copies at the Archive:	1