Dear Mixed People: Critically Examining Monoracism in College-Related TV Series
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| Title: | Dear Mixed People: Critically Examining Monoracism in College-Related TV Series |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jacob P. Wong-Campbell, Lisa Delacruz Combs, Marc P. Johnston-Guerrero, Rebecca Cepeda |
| Source: | Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity. 2024 10(2):112-130. |
| Availability: | National Conference on Race and Ethnicity. 3200 Marshall Avenue, Suite 290, Norman, OK 73072. e-mail: JCSCORE.research@gmail.com; Web site: https://journals.shareok.org/jcscore |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Mass Media Role, Television, Programming (Broadcast), Multiracial Persons, College Students, Literary Devices, Mass Media Effects, Acting, College Environment, Racial Relations, Racial Identification, Self Concept, Racism, Racial Attitudes, High School Students, College Admission, Student Experience, Group Unity, Interpersonal Relationship |
| ISSN: | 2642-2387 |
| Abstract: | Multiracial youth are one of the fastest-growing demographics in the United States. What messages might these multiracial young people be receiving about multiraciality in college-related television series? Applying Critical Race Media Literacy and Critical Multiracial Theory (MultiCrit), this study examines representations of multiracial students in "Charmed," "Dear White People," "Ginny & Georgia," "Grown-ish," and "Black-ish." We find that multiracial college student characters are routinely confronted with "box-checking" on demographic forms and wrestle with the limitations of racial categories to capture complexity and the potential resources/benefits associated with selecting specific boxes. Further, multiracial college student characters question their belonging within monoracial student organizations and interracial relationships. Implications for practice and pedagogy are outlined to better leverage television depictions of multiracial college students toward disrupting rather than reinforcing monoracism in higher education contexts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1446943 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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