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Racism, anti-racism and the politics of popular culture

Hosted by the Department of Media and Communications

In-person and online public event (Old Theatre, Old Building)

Speakers

Professor Anamik Saha

Professor Anamik Saha

Dr Francesca Sobande

Dr Francesca Sobande

Chair

Professor Lee Edwards

Professor Lee Edwards

Racism and antiracism clash on a daily basis in media discourse. This joint talk reflects on current practices of "othering" in popular media and probes the nature and meaning of media diversity amidst far right appeals to media representation. These practices point to shifts in whom a plural media system can and ought to serve and why.

Francesca will discuss the pop culture portrayals of vampires, immortality, and the racial politics of desiring "demons", and Anamik will address the turn to diversity in media and the ascendency of the far right.

Meet our speakers and chair

Anamik Saha is Professor in Race and Media at the School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds. He researches race, culture and media, with a focus on creative and cultural industries and "diversity". His books include Race and the Cultural Industries and Race, Culture and Media. His latest book The Anti-Racist Media Manifesto is co-authored with Francesca Sobande and Gavan Titley.

Francesca Sobande () is a writer and senior lecturer in digital media studies at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University. Her books include Big Brands Are Watching You: Marketing Social Justice and Digital Culture and Consuming Crisis: Commodifying Care and COVID-19. Her recent work includes the book The Anti-Racist Media Manifesto that is co-authored with Anamik Saha and Gavan Titley.

Lee Edwards () is Professor of Strategic Communications and Public Engagement in the Department of Media and Communications at 杏吧论坛, where she also serves as Deputy Head of Department (Education) and Programme Director for the MSc Strategic Communications and Society. She teaches and researches public relations from a socio-cultural perspective, focusing in particular on how power operates in and through public relations work.

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