Article: Downing, John and Charles Husband. Representing Race: Racisms, Ethnicities, and Media.(Book review)

Downing, John and Charles Husband. Representing Race: Racisms, Ethnicities, and Media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2005. Pp. xiii, 241. ISBN 0-7619-6912-8 (pb.) $40.95.

John Downing and Charles Husband look at the topic of how race and ethnicity are represented in media. The key strength of their work hinges on their look at this topic from a global perspective.

Chapter 1 focuses on the definitions and issues regarding race and ethnicity. They begin this task by effectively exploring the historical basis of racism, as well as its current presence in society. They skillfully show Eurocentric views of "race" and ethnicity by showing the ...

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