Selected Books
Favela Media Activism by Call Number: P96.H85 C87 2017ISBN: 9781498529990Publication Date: 2017-07-24In-depth ethnographic and interdisciplinary study about the trajectories in media activism among young residents of low-income and violence-ridden favelas in socially unequal Rio de Janeiro. Provides multifaceted analyses of how favela youth engage in individual and collective media activist initiatives despite social class constraints and neoliberal imperatives in their everyday life.
Framing the Net by ISBN: 9781782540793Publication Date: 2013-10-01"Theoretical analysis and practical case-study stimulate critical reflection on how we should connect the primary moral domain of our time - human rights - with the primary infrastructure for global communication, the Internet. This book is a must read for all who engage with the search for meaningful and practical normative directions for communications in the 21st century."--Cees J. Hamelink, University of Amsterdam
Human Rights Journalism by Call Number: P96.H85 S53 2012ISBN: 9780230321427Publication Date: 2012-01-15Shaw argues that journalism should focus on deconstructing the underlying structural and cultural causes of political violence such as poverty, famineandhuman trafficking,and play a proactive (preventative), rather than reactive (prescriptive) role in humanitarian intervention.
Media Bias, Perspective, and State Repression by Call Number: E185.615 .D384 2010ISBN: 9780521766005Publication Date: 2009-11-23This book examines information reported within the media regarding the interaction between the Black Panther Party and government agents in the Bay Area of California (1967-1973). Christian Davenport argues that the geographic locale and political orientation of the newspaper influences how specific details are reported, including who starts and ends the conflict, who the Black Panthers target (government or non-government actors), and which part of the government responds (the police or court).
Second Wounds by ISBN: 9780822393887Publication Date: 2011-03-04The U.S. victims rights movement has transformed the way that violent crime is understood and represented in the United States...examines how the victims rights movement brought about such a marked shift in how Americans define and portray crime. Analyzing the movement's effective mobilization of activist networks and its implementation of media strategies, the author interprets texts such as press kits, online victim memorials, and training materials for victims advocates and journalists.
Databases
- Race Relations AbstractsBibliographic records covering essential areas related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
- Ethnic NewsWatchFull text, comprehensive archival database providing access to more than 400,000 articles in nearly 200 ethnic, minority and native press newspapers, magazines, and journals. Full text archive of Phila Tribune, Jewish Exponent , and nearly 200 other ethnic, minority and native press newspapers, magazines, and journals -- both English and Spanish.
- Index IslamicusBibliographic citations with subject indexing on Islam, the Middle East, and the Muslim world in general, including Muslims in Africa and Asia and major Muslim minorities worldwide. Topics covered include: education, law, bibliography and scholarship, libraries, philosophy, natural and applied sciences, arts, architecture, geography and travel, social sciences, archaeology, history, economics, politics and current affairs, as well as religion and theology
- Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America This link opens in a new window
- Chicano DatabaseCovers all types of materials relating to Mexican-American topics and, for materials published since 1992, broader topics relating to Latinos.
- Hispanic American Periodicals IndexSubjects covered include anthropology, archaeology, anthropology, banking and finance, business, commerce, drama, drug trade, economic development, environmental issues, ethnography, folklore, geography, history, indigenous affairs, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, social movements, and women's rights. HAPI cites articles published in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Websites/Organizations
- Asian American Journalists AssociationNonprofit organization of more than 1,700 members worldwide, with chapters in the United States and Asia, AAJA strives to provide a means of association and support among Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists.
- International Black Broadcasters Association (IBBA)International professional organization aimed at promoting ownership, employment, education, and equality for minority broadcasters in the United States and abroad.
- International Social Security Association (Resource Page)Resource section of ISSA.
- National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)Dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanics in the news industry. Established in April 1984, NAHJ created a national voice and unified vision for all Hispanic journalists.
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)Serves and empowers Native journalists through programs and actions designed to enrich journalism and promote native cultures.
- Native American Journalists Association (NAJA)Serves and empowers Native journalists through programs and actions designed to enrich journalism and promote native cultures.
- USCIS - US Citizenship and Immigration ServicesWebsite of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the federal agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States
Selected Films
- Newspaper of Record byCall Number: DVD PN4882.5 .N49 2009Publication Date: 2009The Pittsburgh Courier was the leading Black newspaper of the last century. No mere journal of African American life, the Courier was a muckraking crusader in the vanguard of the civil rights movement.
- Street Fight byCall Number: DVD 002 705ISBN: B002SAMMLUPublication Date: 2005Follows the 2002 race for Mayor of Newark, N.J. between 32-year-old Cory Booker and four-term incumbent Sharpe James. Fought in Newark's neighborhoods and housing projects, the election pits the young challenger against an old style political machine
ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO HUMAN RIGHTS
The Routledge Companion to Media and Human Rights by ISBN: 9781138665545Publication Date: 2017-06-20Offers a comprehensive and contemporary survey of the key themes, approaches and debates in the field of media and human rights. The Companion is the first collection to bring together two distinct ways of thinking about human rights and media, including scholarship that examines media as a human right alongside that which looks at media coverage of human rights issues.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
These links will take you directly into a New Franklin search on these specific subject headings. Whodathunk the Library of Congress was still using the subject heading "Indians in mass media" (as opposed to Native Americans...).
Asian Americans in motion pictures
African Americans in mass media
African American television journalists
African Americans in popular culture
African Americans in the television industry
Ethnic television broadcasting
Hispanic Americans in motion pictures
Hispanic Americans on television
Indigenous peoples and mass media
Human Rights Daily
- Human Rights DailyNews on human rights and justice throughout the world. Strategic communication for nonprofit groups.