Ethnicities

This book brings ethnicities into focus by presenting contemporary ethnic discourses that capture and highlight disjuncture within the concept of the idealized "globalizing" world. It was originally published as a special issue of Howard Journal of Communications.

Chuka Onwumechili is Professor of Communications at Howard University, Washington D.C., USA, and Editor-In-Chief of the Howard Journal of Communications (since 2015). He authored/co-edited more than 12 books and numerous academic articles. His most recent work is developing the African Cultural Theory of Communication (ACToC).

Introduction: Globalization? The Challenge of Ethnicities Remain 1. Definitions of Ethnicity in Communication Scholarship: A New Perspective 2. "Folks Don't Understand What It's Like to Be a Native Woman": Framing Trauma via #MMIW 3. Dropping in, Helping Out: Social Support and Weak Ties on Traditional Medicine Social Networking Sites 4. Hablamos Inglés: Media Portrayals of English-Proficient Latin American MLB Players 5. A Decomposition of Socially Constructed Image of Omani Female Professionals: Multidimensional Tension Embedded 6. Asian Americans' Communicative Responses to COVID-19 Discrimination in Application of Co-Cultural Theory 7. Coping with Racial Discrimination with Collective Power: How Does Bonding and Bridging Social Capital Help Online and Offline?