1st Edition
Communication, Entertainment, and Messages of Social Justice
Section I Providing a Foundation
1. Appreciating Oscar, Emmy, and Tony: Employing Theoretical Thinking to Understand Communication, Entertainment, and Social Justice
Richard West
Section II Race, Sexuality, Ethnicity, and Social Justice in Entertainment
2. Abbott Elementary and Paratextual Social Justice
Robert Brookey and Betsy Pike
3. Leguizamo, Laughter, and Learning via Latina/o/x Critical Communication Theory: An Analysis of Latin History for Morons
Claudia Evans-Zepeda, Sonya M. Alemán, and Mari Castañeda
4. Eric Monte: The Godfather of Social Issues in Black Entertainment Television
Jasmin M. Goodman and Taryn K. Myers
5. Queer Love in Africa: Cinema and the Imagination in the Struggle for Social Justice
Stefanie Knauss
6. Digital Memory and Social Justice in South Korea: The Jeju´s Massacre in Interactive Format
Antonio Cesar Moreno Cantano and Jose Antonio Moya Martinez
7. Problematizing Recent Popular Education Films (PEFs): Coopted Voices, Rescue Fantasies, and Subjugated Identities
Gordon Alley-Young
8. Grounded Labor Music as an Expression of Labor Justice: Awakening Class Consciousness Through Songs in China
Chunyu Zhang
Section III Socioeconomic Issues, Politics, and Social Justice in Entertainment
9. Examining the Dynamics of Social Justice Through the Lens of Maid
Anthony Esposito and Ronald Raymond
10. Ageism and Anti-Ageism on Social Media: From Memes to Movements
Deanna Vervaecke and Brad Meisner
11. “The Color of Blood, Which Defines Us”: The Handmaid in Contemporary Protest
Roseann M. Mandziuk
12. Changing the World, One Play at a Time
Michelle Miller-Day and Noreen Raja
13. Exploitation, Legislation, and Unmet Expectations: The Complex Legacy of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Able Fenwick
14. The Communication of Social Justice Plotlines in Truth Be Told: A Rhetorical Analysis
Jennifer L. Walton and Sandra L. French
15. Only One Thing Can Save Us, Only the Young: Popular Music, Generation Z, and the 2022 Midterm Election
Amy B. Becker
16. Halfway Happy: Eleven and the Liminal Feminism of Stranger Things
Tara Fredenburg, Jill Fredenburg, and Taylor Abrams-Rollinson
17. Parasocial Relationships and Social Change: Examining Summer House, Below Deck, and The Traitors
Maryl Roberts McGinley
18. Madam Secretary: Exploring the Role of Social Justice in the Reception of a Political Drama
Natalie Le Clue
Biography
Richard West is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Emerson College, USA. He has served as President of the National Communication Association and the Eastern Communication Association.
Christina S. Beck is a Professor in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University, USA. She has served as President of the National Communication Association and the Central States Communication Association.
