Racial Spectacle and Campus Climate

2020 ◽  
pp. 262-291
Author(s):  
Kenneth Robert Roth ◽  
Zachary S. Ritter
Keyword(s):  
Campus Climate ◽  
Diversity Training ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Film Distribution ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Media Spectacle ◽  
International College ◽  
Racial Dialogue ◽  
The U.S

Media spectacle has become an important way countries, culture, and commerce is expressed in the global marketplace. Media spectacle is a combination of power and capital and in its final form produces ideology. The U.S. is the global leader in the production and distribution of media, accounting for one-third of more than $90 billion annually in worldwide film distribution alone. U.S. media representations can be distinctive due to their racial dialogue and International college students with little exposure to the U.S. outside of media depictions arrive in America with perceptions that may be detrimental to campus climate. Supported by two independent qualitative studies, this chapter interrogates implications media representations may have for cross-cultural interactions. We identify ways U.S. colleges and universities are addressing campus climate issues, and how these efforts may not be enough. We call for increased diversity training across curricula to promote greater tolerance.

Racial Spectacle and Campus Climate

2016 ◽  
pp. 142-171
Author(s):  
Kenneth Robert Roth ◽  
Zachary S. Ritter
Keyword(s):  
Campus Climate ◽  
Diversity Training ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Film Distribution ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Media Spectacle ◽  
International College ◽  
Racial Dialogue ◽  
The U.S

Media spectacle has become an important way countries, culture, and commerce is expressed in the global marketplace. Media spectacle is a combination of power and capital and in its final form produces ideology. The U.S. is the global leader in the production and distribution of media, accounting for one-third of more than $90 billion annually in worldwide film distribution alone. U.S. media representations can be distinctive due to their racial dialogue and International college students with little exposure to the U.S. outside of media depictions arrive in America with perceptions that may be detrimental to campus climate. Supported by two independent qualitative studies, this chapter interrogates implications media representations may have for cross-cultural interactions. We identify ways U.S. colleges and universities are addressing campus climate issues, and how these efforts may not be enough. We call for increased diversity training across curricula to promote greater tolerance.

Realizing Race

2014 ◽  
pp. 100-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Ritter ◽  
Kenneth Roth
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Cultural Learning ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Film Distribution ◽  
International College ◽  
The University ◽  
The U.S

Media representations are for most of us a window on the world. We hear, see, or otherwise experience forms of culture through mass distributed imagery, music, news, fashion, and film, among other media. The U.S. is the global leader in the distribution of media, accounting for one-third of more than $30 billion annually in worldwide film distribution alone. Media representations from the U.S. are distinctive and carry signs of the country's long struggle with race and equality. International college students with little exposure to the U.S. outside of its depiction in exported media come here with racial perceptions that can be detrimental to their own and the college experiences of others, namely African American men. Girded by two qualitative studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, this chapter examines how media representations can flavor cross-cultural interactions, and what implications these interactions may have for campus climate, as well as cross-cultural learning opportunities for both international and underrepresented domestic student groups.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Economic Viability of Agricultural Pellets to Supplement the Current Global Wood Pellets Supply for Bioenergy Production

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2263
Author(s):  
Mahmood Ebadian ◽  
Shahab Sokhansanj ◽  
David Lee ◽  
Alyssa Klein ◽  
Lawrence Townley-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Wood Pellets ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Biomass Logistics ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
The Cost

In this study, an inter-continental agricultural pellet supply chain is modeled, and the production cost and price of agricultural pellets are estimated and compared against the recent cost and price of wood pellets in the global marketplace. The inter-continental supply chain is verified and validated using an integration of an interactive mapping application and a simulation platform. The integrated model is applied to a case study in which agricultural pellets are produced in six locations in Canada and shipped and discharged at the three major ports in Western Europe. The cost of agricultural pellets in the six locations is estimated to be in the range of EUR 92–95/tonne (CAD 138–142/tonne), which is comparable with the recent cost of wood pellets produced in small-scale pellet plants (EUR 99–109/tonne). The average agricultural pellet price shipped from the six plants to the three ports in Western Europe is estimated to be in a range of EUR 183–204 (CAD 274–305/tonne), 29–42% more expensive that the average recent price of wood pellets (EUR 143/tonne) at the same ports. There are several potential areas in the agricultural pellet supply chains that can reduce the pellet production and distribution costs in the mid and long terms, making them affordable supplement to the existing wood pellet markets. Potential economic activities generated by the production of pellets in farm communities can be significant. The generated annual revenue in the biomass logistics system in all six locations is estimated to be about CAD 21.80 million. In addition, the logistics equipment fleet needs 176 local operators with a potential annual income of CAD 2.18 million.

We’ve Come a Long Way, But We Could Be Doing Better: Gendered Commentary in U.S. Media Coverage of the 1999 and 2019 Women’s World Cup

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Eileen Díaz McConnell ◽  
Neal Christopherson ◽  
Michelle Janning
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Media ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
World Cup ◽  
National Team ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
First World ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Over Time

In 2019, the U.S. Women’s National Team earned its fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup. Has gendered commentary in media coverage about the U.S. Women’s National Team changed since winning their first World Cup 20 years ago? Drawing on 188 newspaper articles published in three U.S. newspapers in 2019, the analyses contrast media representations of the 2019 team with a previous study focused on coverage of the 1999 team. Our analysis shows important shifts in the coverage over time. The 1999 team was popular because of their contradictory femininity in which they were “strong-yet-soft.” By 2019, the team’s popularity was rooted in their talent, hard work, success, and refusal to be silent about persisting gender-based disparities in sport and the larger society.

Media Representations of Terrorism

2014 ◽  
pp. 61-79
Author(s):  
John Downing
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Middle Easterners ◽  
Public Critique ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Terrorist Events

This chapter begins with a comparative overview of violence against civilians in war, terrorist events, and torture. The comparisons are between the United States since the 9/11 attacks, Britain during the civil war in Northern Ireland 1969-2000, and France during and since the Algerian armed liberation struggle of 1954-1962. The discussion covers the general issues involved, and then summarizes existing research on British and French media representations of political violence. This chapter then proceeds to a critical-discourse analysis of the U.S. Fox Television channel's highly successful dramatic series, 24. The series is currently considered one of the most extended televisual reflections on the implications of 9/11. Political violence, counter-terrorism, racism, and torture are central themes demonstrated in this television series. It is argued that the show constructs a strangely binary imaginary of extremist and moderate “Middle Easterners” while simultaneously projecting a weirdly post-racist America. In particular, the series articulates very forcefully an ongoing scenario of instantaneous decision-making, under dire impending menace to public safety, which serves to insulate the U.S. counter-terrorist philosophy and practice from an urgently needed rigorous public critique.

scholarly journals Media Representations of Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals on Dutch Television and People’s Stereotypes and Attitudes About LGBs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan May van Meer ◽  
Monique Maria Henriette Pollmann
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Television Programs ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
The U.S

AbstractThis study investigates stereotypical portrayals of lesbians, gays, and bisexuals (LGBs) on Dutch television and whether these portrayals relate to people’s attitudes towards LGBs. Previous research shows that television programs in the U.S. contain many stereotypical portrayals of LGBs. These portrayals are both negatively and positively related to people’s attitude towards LGBs. Because the Dutch culture is relatively accepting of LGBs it is interesting to see if they are portrayed differently than in the U.S. A content analysis showed that there are stereotypical representations on Dutch television but there are also people who ‘just happen to be gay’. A survey among 272 participants showed that people who more frequently watch programs with stereotypical portrayals of LGBs do not have a more positive or negative attitude than people who do not. A mediation analysis showed that people who watch more television in general have a more stereotypical view of gay men, which is related to more negative attitudes towards LGBs.

scholarly journals De campos y árboles para hablar de muertos. El videoarte contra la indiferencia de las representaciones mediáticas

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Celia Riboulet
Keyword(s):  
Video Art ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Media Spectacle ◽  
Chantal Akerman ◽  
The Media ◽  
Basic Characteristics ◽  
Video Makers ◽  
Film And Video ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion

<p>Resumen</p><p>¿Cuál sería la función de los cineastas y videastas en relación con la imagen televisiva y de otros medios de comunicación? La cuestión política del videasta comprometido podría ser la siguiente: ¿Cómo despertar en cada espectador las dudas y las crisis que el espectáculo (mediático) tiene como meta rechazar y alejar? El artículo describe características básicas del uso de la violencia en la televisión y su respectivo manejo en el arte del video. A partir de las obras de dos videastas- cineastas: Chantal Akerman (Bélgica) y Eliane Chiron (Francia), se analizan cuestiones de poder, imagen e intimidad, relacionadas con el tema y con la representación de la violencia.</p><p>Palabras claves</p><p>Imagen, violencia, paisaje, tiempo, videoarte.</p><p> </p><p>Chagra sachakunapi wañuskakunawamanda rimangapa kawarikuiawa mana sugrigcha munagata Sugllapi ¿ima ruraitaka uikankuna cineastakuna videastakuna chi kawachidirukunawa sugkunapi televisionpi?videastapi compromiso politikapi kasachar karrinsha. ¿Imasa kawachingapa kawadurta kai kawachikunawa kawangami kawangapamanapa? Kaipi willakumi imasapi llakuchingapa televisionpi imasa video manejangapa munaskasina iskai videaskakuna: Chantal Akerman (Belgikamanda) Eliane Chiron (Franciamanda), kawankuna imasa chi jiru kawachikuna jiru. Ima suti Rimai Simi: kawari llakichinakui sumakawari pucha, tiempo, video kawari.</p><p> </p><p>On Fields and Trees to Speak of the Dead: Video Art against the Indifference of Media Representations. Abstract</p><p>What would the role of film and video makers be regarding the TV image and the image from other media? The political question of the committed video maker could be as follows: how to raise in every viewer the doubts and crises that the (media) spectacle aims to reject? The article describes the basic characteristics of the use of violence on television and how these characteristics are managed in video art. Issues of power, image and intimacy are discussed in connection to the above and to the depiction of violence, guided by the works of two video artists/filmmakers: Chantal Akerman (Belgium) and Eliane Chiron (France).</p><p>Keywords</p><p>Image, violence, landscape, time, video art.</p><p>Des champs et des arbres pour parler des morts : La videoarte contre l´indifférence des représentations de médias. Résumé</p><p>Quelle pourrait être la fonction des cinéastes et vidéastes par rapport à l’image télévisuelle et autres moyens de communication ? La question politique du vidéaste engagé pourrait être la suivante : comment réveiller dans chaque spectateur les doutes et les crises que le spectacle (médiatique) a pour but de rejeter et d’éloigner ? L’article décrit les caracté- ristiques de base de l’usage de la violence à la télévision et son maniement dans l’art de la vidéo. À partir des oeuvres de deux vidéastes-cinéastes : Chantal Akerman (Belgique) et Eliane Chiron (France), nous analysons les questions du pouvoir, de l’image et de l’intimité, mises en relation avec le sujet et avec la représentation de la violence.</p><p>Mots clés</p><p>Image, violence, paysage, temps, art vidéo. Campos e árvores para falar dos mortos: vídeo-arte</p><p>contra a indiferença das representações das mídias. Resumo</p><p>Qual seria o papel de cineastas e vídeo sobre a imagem de TV e outras mídias? A questão política de cinegrafista comprometido poderia ser o seguinte: como despertar em cada espectador dúvidas e crises que o show (mídia ) pretende rejeitar e fora? O artigo descreve características básicas do uso da violência na televisão e respectiva gestão em video-arte. A partir das obras de dois cineastas videastas: Chantal Akerman (Bélgica) e Eliane Chiron ( França), são discutidas questões de poder, imagem e intimidade de, relacionado com o tema e a representação da violência.</p><p>Palavras chaves</p><p>Imagem, violência , paisagem, tempo, vídeo-arte.</p>

scholarly journals Effects of Removal of the Peanut Program on Georgia Production and Distribution of Selected Fresh Produce

1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Epperson ◽  
H. L. Tyan ◽  
D. H. Carley
Keyword(s):  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
National Market ◽  
Fresh Vegetables ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits ◽  
The U.S

It has been conjectured that elimination of the U.S. peanut program would have a profound impact on the supply of fresh produce grown in the peanut producing area of Georgia. Awareness regarding this possibility was brought to bear for two reasons: a) the nature of peanut legislation in 1977 and subsequent years has created a great deal of speculation concerning the possible elimination or phasing out of the program and b) fresh vegetables and fruits produced for the national market and peanuts under the peanut program represent high value crops.

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