{"title":"Francesca Sobande","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrancesca Sobande’s work offers incisive critiques on media, culture, and race, exploring how power and identity intersect within contemporary society. Her writings invite readers to question dominant narratives and consider the impact of branding and representation in everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on education and social justice, Sobande’s books provide thoughtful perspectives on anti-racism and media literacy, encouraging a deeper understanding of how culture shapes perceptions and opportunities. Her collection is essential for those interested in unpacking the complexities of identity in modern media landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-anti-racist-media-manifesto-by-francesca-sobande-9781509559848","title":"The Anti-Racist Media Manifesto","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow can we make media anti-racist?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe rise of the far right, the impacts of Covid-19, and the mediated evidence of racist police violence have challenged the dominant complacency that racism was a thing of the past. We are now witnessing the renewed anti-racist commitment of social movements and the rising authoritarianism that seeks to suppress it. Rather than making media ‘less racist’, how can media systems be transformed in ways that actively challenge the production of racism? What should an anti-racist media look like?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Anti-Racist Media Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e by Saha, Sobande, and Titley addresses these timely questions to outline the essential steps for working towards an anti-racist media future. Revealing how the media are implicated in racism, the authors consider how systems, policies, and practices can be transformed to confront and prevent it. Focusing on the problems of impartiality, the limits of diversity and representation, and the contradictions of digital culture, this manifesto illuminates key strategies and suggestions to move us closer to an anti-racist media future for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363010953452,"sku":"9781509559848","price":23.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12620733482725.jpg?v=1772912058"},{"product_id":"big-brands-are-watching-you-by-francesca-sobande-9780520387072","title":"Big Brands Are Watching You","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow is morality understood in the marketplace? Why do brands speak out about certain issues of injustice and not others? And what is influencer culture’s role in social and political activism?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Brands Are Watching You\u003c\/i\u003e investigates corporate culture, from the branding of companies and nations to television portrayals of big business and the workplace (\u003ci\u003eIndustry, Partner Track, Severance, Succession, The Bold Type, You\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrancesca Sobande analyzes media, interviews, survey responses, and ephemera from the history of advertising as well as exhibitions in London, brand stores in Amsterdam, a music festival in Las Vegas, and archives in Washington, DC, to illuminate the world of branding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383583064300,"sku":"9780520387072","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7091053482373.jpg?v=1773376158"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/francesca-sobande.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}