Strong prejudice like a lion: black representations and media violence

Authors

  • Olivier Cathus Paul Valéry University - Montpellier III.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2006.29.3362

Keywords:

Communication, representation, preconception

Abstract

Prejudices against blacks are the same everywhere. They still insist on the alleged intellectual inferiority of supposedly violent individuals with a high sexual appetite. Our analysis focuses on North American examples as the United States continues to be the great factory of globalized media images.

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Author Biography

Olivier Cathus, Paul Valéry University - Montpellier III.

Professor of Sociology at Paul Valéry University - Montpellier III.

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Published

2008-04-13

How to Cite

Cathus, O. (2008). Strong prejudice like a lion: black representations and media violence. Revista FAMECOS, 13(29), 111–121. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2006.29.3362

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Section

France: Media and Violence