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ISBN-10: 1982180404
ISBN-13: 9781982180409
Publisher: Atria Books
Publish Date: 02/07/2023
Dimensions: 8.20" L, 5.50" W, 0.90" H

Seen and Unseen: Technology, Social Media, and the Fight for Racial Justice

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A riveting exploration of how visual media has shifted the narrative on race and reignited the push towards justice by the author of the “worthy and necessary” (The New York Times) Nobody Marc Lamont Hill and the bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Todd Brewster.With his signature “clear and courageous” (Cornel West) voice Marc Lamont Hill and New York Times bestselling author Todd Brewster weave four recent pivotal moments in America’s racial divide into their disturbing historical context–starting with the killing of George Floyd. Seen and Unseen reveals the connections between our current news headlines and social media feeds and the country’s long struggle against racism. Drawing on the powerful role of technology as a driver of history, identity, and racial consciousness, Seen and Unseen asks why, after so much video confirmation of police violence on people of color, it took the footage of George Floyd to trigger an overwhelming response of sympathy and outrage. In the vein of The New Jim Crow and Caste, Seen and Unseen incisively explores what connects our moment to the history of race in America but also what makes today different from the civil rights movements of the past and what it will ultimately take to push social justice forward.

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"Brilliant...A brisk, smart, short history of the effects of new communication technologies [on race in America], from the photographs of the 19th century to the movies and television of the 20th and the internet of our own time." -The Guardian
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Details

ISBN-10: 1982180404
ISBN-13: 9781982180409
Publisher: Atria Books
Publish Date: 02/07/2023
Dimensions: 8.20" L, 5.50" W, 0.90" H
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