Talking Black and White

An Intercultural Exploration of Twenty-First-Century Racism, Prejudice, and Perception

By (author) Gina Castle Bell Foreword by Mark C. Hopson

Publication date:

24 July 2017

Length of book:

166 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9781498516891

Talking Black and White: An Intercultural Exploration of Twenty-First-Century Racism, Prejudice, and Perception investigates domestic race-related social justice issues and intercultural communication between Black and White individuals. Twenty-first-century racism, racial tensions, prejudice, police brutality, #BLM, misperception, and the role of the past are deconstructed in an engaging, provocative, and accessible manner. Gina Castle Bell explores these dynamics through the lenses of intercultural communication, critical intercultural communication, critical race theory, critical theory, rhetoric, sociology, race and racism, interracial communication, Black communication, identity, identity negotiation, and communication theory. This is an ideal book for scholars, students, and working professionals who are interested in intercultural communication, race relations, and healthy communication across various areas of difference.

Contents

Dedication
Acknowledgments
Foreword: “The More Things Change…”
Mark C. Hopson
Introduction: On Black and White Race Relations
Chapter 1—First Things First: Disclosing My Positionality
Chapter 2—Defining Key Terms: Discussing the Past
Chapter 3—Study Description: Methodology and Methods
Chapter 4—Guiding Theoretical Frameworks: Co-Cultural Theory & Cultural Contracts Theory
Chapter 5—Black Folks, Police Officers, & the Perception Problem
Chapter 6—On Prejudice, the Perils of this Generation, and Why Black Lives Matter
Chapter 7—On Stuff White Folks said they “Don’t Like about Black Folks”
Chapter 8—Moving Forward Together: On Why “I [Still] Have a Dream”
References
About the Author

Most educational were the three chapters where Bell defines terms, describes her study, and explains her theoretical frameworks. Additionally, her concluding chapter and recommendations for the future are strong. This book's strength is its explanation of qualitative research methods and theories for graduate students and researchers. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students/faculty.