Name: ICBF '24: Film Screening: Racialism and the Media
Start: 2024-10-18T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-07T23:33:01-06:00
Location: Iowa City Public Library: Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Meeting Room D

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Friday, October 18, 2024 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm

10/18/2024 5:30pm 10/18/2024 8:00pm ICBF '24: Film Screening: Racialism and the Media A presentation by University of Iowa Professor Venise Berry and Steve Berry, a professor emeritus from Howard University. Includes a screening of the hour-long film and a post-screening Q&A with the Berrys. The nature of racial ideology has changed in our society. Yes, there are still ugly racists who push uglier racism, but there are also popular constructions of race routinely woven into mediated images and messages. Racialism includes, but moves beyond traditional racism. It involves images, ideas, and issues that are produced, distributed, and consumed repetitively and intertextually based on stereotypes, biased framing, historical myths, as well as traditional racism. These representations are normalized through the media, ultimately shaping and influencing societal ideology and behavior. Based on 25 years of research by Venise Berry, this documentary explores the connection between media, African Americans, and popular culture. This event is live and in-person, and will be streamed live on the ICPL YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel This event is part of the 2024 Iowa City Book Festival and is sponsored by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature. Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Meeting Room D

A presentation by University of Iowa Professor Venise Berry and Steve Berry, a professor emeritus from Howard University. Includes a screening of the hour-long film and a post-screening Q&A with the Berrys.

The nature of racial ideology has changed in our society. Yes, there are still ugly racists who push uglier racism, but there are also popular constructions of race routinely woven into mediated images and messages. Racialism includes, but moves beyond traditional racism. It involves images, ideas, and issues that are produced, distributed, and consumed repetitively and intertextually based on stereotypes, biased framing, historical myths, as well as traditional racism. These representations are normalized through the media, ultimately shaping and influencing societal ideology and behavior. Based on 25 years of research by Venise Berry, this documentary explores the connection between media, African Americans, and popular culture.
This event is live and in-person, and will be streamed live on the ICPL YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel

This event is part of the 2024 Iowa City Book Festival and is sponsored by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature.

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.