Race-related content of animated cartoons

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-182

  Klein, Hugh ^a   Shiffman, Kenneth S ^b  

^a Silver Spring   (United States)

^b Cable News Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Animated cartoons; Media content; Messages; Portrayals; Race; Racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748668711     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646170600829493     Document Type: Article

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