Race, Crime, and Media in the Digital Age

Belonging and Exclusion
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-33870-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Race, Popular Media, and Global Culture

Offering a sweeping examination of how racial meaning, criminality, and social mobility are produced and contested across contemporary media systems, this book traces the criminalization of Blackness through print journalism, television broadcasting, digital and social media platforms, and AI-driven infrastructures.

Race, Crime, and Media in the Digital Age: Belonging and Exclusion shows how race, crime, and media have long been intertwined in shaping how societies imagine danger, belonging, and the limits of citizenship. In the United States, this entanglement is especially stark: media institutions have repeatedly amplified racialized narratives that link Blackness to criminality while reinforcing White innocence and social mobility. This book demonstrates how media storytelling influences public opinion, policy, and everyday experiences of belonging and exclusion. Drawing on cultural studies, sociology, Black studies, and global comparative research, Brian Chama exposes the feedback loops connecting media, structural inequality, and racialized fear, while foregrounding counter-narratives, community media, and emerging movements for ethical, inclusive media futures.

Moving from historical news framing to algorithmic amplification, this work will resonate with scholars, students, and practitioners across media studies, criminology, sociology, and race and ethnic studies. It will also appeal to government and non-government institutions, and policymakers seeking to understand and dismantle systemic bias in media culture.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chama, Brian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Race, Crime, and Global Media: The United States of America Frame; 2. Social Mobility and Crime in the Age of Media Convergence; 3. Media Portrayal of African Americans in Crime Culture; 4. The White Flight and Media-Driven Urban Fear; 5. Race, Media, and the Politics of Belonging; 6. Racialization, Blackness, and the Media in the United States; 7. Algorithmic Blackness and the New Circulation of Racial Stereotypes; 8. Media, Meaning, and the Cultural Politics of Race and Mobility; 9. Intersectional Bodies: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Criminalization of Black Masculinity; 10. The Final Word: Race, Media, and the Future of Belonging

Über Autor(innen)

Brian Chama is an Associate Professor of Digital Media and Journalism at Canadian University Dubai and a leading scholar of race, media, and social inequality in the digital age. His work spans communication studies, cultural sociology, Black studies, and equity-focused pedagogy, with a central focus on how race, crime, and belonging are produced across global media systems. His research interrogates the historical and contemporary criminalization of Blackness, the algorithmic circulation of racial stereotypes, and the evolving politics of representation in an era defined by media convergence and AI-driven platforms.