Rethinking the Symbolic Violence of Media in a "Post-Truth" Era

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Abstract

This study examines how Chinese Canadian youths perceive racial stereotypes (re)produced by the media and how that perception affects their identity construction. Drawing on Bourdieu and the interview data with thirty-six first- and second-generation Chinese Canadian youths in Alberta, this paper discusses three themes of symbolic violence that Chinese youth experience in the media field.

Authors

• Dan Cui, Brock University

• Frank C. Worrell, University of California - Berkeley