Talking Black and White

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

Gina Castle Bell - Foreword by Mark C. Hopson

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.

Lexington Books

Pages: 166 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-1-4985-1689-1 • Hardback • July 2017 • $111.00 • (£85.00)

978-1-4985-1691-4 • Paperback • May 2019 • $46.99 • (£36.00)

Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / International Communication

Talking Black and White

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

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Summary

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.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 166 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-1-4985-1689-1 • Hardback • July 2017 • $111.00 • (£85.00)

978-1-4985-1691-4 • Paperback • May 2019 • $46.99 • (£36.00)

Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / International Communication

Author

Gina Castle Bell is assistant professor at Saint John’s University.

Table of Contents

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

Reviews

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.
— Choice Reviews

Brilliantly-written and boldly honest, Talking Black and White is a refreshing empirical treatment of one of the most painfully intense social issues of our time. Gina Castle Bell skillfully manages to cut to the heart of the issue very early in the manuscript as she makes the provocative declaration, “We have not treated people of color like they are as valuable as White folks in this nation.” Then, she clearly articulates and deconstructs the pulp of our collective possibilities. This book tells us what white privilege looks like by calling attention to #TrueStory examples, and Bell offers a path for moving forward. This book will be a must-read for many years to come!
— Ronald L. Jackson II, professor of media, race & identity, and author of African American Communication: Exploring Identity and Culture

In ways that many White scholars are unable and/or unwilling to do, Dr. Gina Castle Bell reflexively confronts what is at stake amid real-world Black and White racial dynamics—namely, survival for many and the humanity of us all. I am impressed by her intellectual endeavor in Talking Black and White, not because it is perfect but because she is a White woman setting a high standard for any White person who claims a socially just sensibility.
— Rachel Alicia Griffin, The University of Utah

Castle Bell’s monograph offers us an updated glimpse into black-white race relations in contemporary U.S. culture. Using an accessible style, and acute analysis, her book provides readers an opportunity to dialogue about intercultural (mis)communications as one of the largest issues facing us in the 21^st century.
— Kathryn Hobson, James Madison University