When the Hood Comes Off:
Racism and Resistance in the Digital Age
By Rob Eschmann
This timely, comprehensive study examines how racism manifests online and highlights the antiracist tactics rising to oppose it
From cell phone footage of police killing unarmed Black people to leaked racist messages and even comments from friends and family on social media, online communication exposes how racism operates in a world that pretends to be colorblind. In When the Hood Comes Off, Rob Eschmann blends rigorous research and engaging personal narrative to examine the effects of online racism on communities of color and society, and the unexpected ways that digital technologies enable innovative everyday tools of antiracist resistance.
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