Race and Digital Media

An Introduction

Lori Kido Lopez

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Polity Press
10 February 2023

Interdisciplinary studies

Since the early days of the internet, there have been questions about how emerging technologies might one day liberate or further harm communities of color that already face structural inequalities of racism. As reliance on computing technologies increases, it is also important to address questions about racial bias in the design of digital platforms, labor inequalities in tech industries, and digital surveillance on Black and Brown communities.

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and research on race and digital media. Focusing on the experiences of people of color in the United States, it explores the various ways that racism and white supremacy have shaped aspects of our digital world ‒ from the infrastructures and policies that support technological development, to algorithms and the collection of data, to the interfaces that shape engagement. Yet it also reveals how communities of color have deployed digital media in ways that expand the public sphere, contest the status quo, and give voice to creativity and joy.

Race and Digital Media provides an essential resource for students of communication, media, technology, and society. It shows how to make sense of our ever-changing digital media landscape in a way that centers the continued impact of institutionalized racism and the potential for anti-racist futures.

By: Lori Kido Lopez
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9781509546930
ISBN 10: 1509546936
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 10 February 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 The Early Internet 3 Labor 4 Infrastructures 5 Artificial Intelligence 6 Surveillance 7 Tech Policy 8 Activism 9 Games 10 Communities 11 Into the Future Bibliography Index

Lori Kido Lopez is Professor of Communication Arts and Director of the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Reviews for Race and Digital Media: An Introduction

Sweeping and exquisitely composed, this book should be the first stop for anyone interested in race and digital media. Lopez deftly synthesizes the problems and possibilities that emerge in our digital world. Lovingly worn, dog-eared, and adorned with colorful tabs - this is how I expect to find this book in the hands of new students and long-time scholars alike! Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University Those of us who teach about race and digital media have been waiting for this book. Lopez offers an impressive survey that accessibly balances critical concepts on race, inequality, and social change with those of digital innovation, architectures, and governance. Sarah J. Jackson, University of Pennsylvania