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Ph.D. | Author of “White Balance: How Hollywood Shaped Colorblind Ideology and Undermined Civil Rights” @uncpressblog | American Studies prof. @amstcsulb he/him

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@JHUPress
Hopkins Press
5 years
Available today on @ProjectMUSE: the latest issue of Reviews in American History, including @Ronnyregev's review of @professorgomer's "White Balance: How Hollywood Shaped Colorblind Ideology and Undermined Civil Rights" from @UNC_Press. Read now: https://t.co/gvmjP80Vtv
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@UNC_Press
UNC Press
5 years
Our virtual exhibit for #2020ASA is here! Although we can't be together in person, you can still browse our new titles in American Studies (available at a 40% discount using promo code 01DAH40) and connect with one of our editors. @AmerStudiesAssn https://t.co/iXssWOAnVF
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UNC Press
5 years
Check out this review of @professorgomer's WHITE BALANCE @BlkPerspectives.
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@professorgomer
Justin Gomer
5 years
Thank you @brandonjrender for this incredibly thoughtful review of my book. @BlkPerspectives @uncpressblog
@BlkPerspectives
Black Perspectives
5 years
In today’s post on @BlkPerspectives, Brandon James Render (@brandonjrender) reviews Justin Gomer’s, White Balance: How Hollywood Shaped Colorblind Ideology and Undermined Civil Rights (@uncpressblog) — https://t.co/A7h3tGloR9 @AAIHS
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@UNC_Press
UNC Press
5 years
Welcome to the UNC Press #ASALH2020 virtual exhibit! Browse our latest titles on African American history and culture and learn more about our acquiring editors. All titles are 40% off on our website with code 01DAH40: https://t.co/T6Qzht8FdT
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Justin Gomer
6 years
And a big thank you to @krysboydthink for the wonderful conversation today.
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Justin Gomer
6 years
Here’s my interview today with @krysboydthink on @kerathink discussing my book, “White Balance: How Hollywood Shaped Colorblind Ideology and Undermined Civil Rights.
think.kera.org
Justin Gomer is an assistant professor of American studies at California State University, Long Beach, and he joins us to talk about the films of the 1970s and 80s and how the portrayal of race...
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Think on KERA
6 years
There was a wave of movies in the 80s/90s where a white teacher saved the students/class/school. Take "Dangerous Minds," where Michelle Pfeiffer yelled, "there are no victims in this classroom!" @professorgomer explains. Listen to the full podcast here: https://t.co/B1iX3Sm8Bj
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Justin Gomer
6 years
White Balance: How Hollywood Shaped Colorblind Ideology and Undermined Civil Rights by Justin Gomer | @uncpressblog | 40% off!
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Think on KERA
6 years
.@professorgomer is an assistant professor of American studies at California State University, Long Beach. His book, "White Balance: How Hollywood Shaped Colorblind Ideology and Undermined Civil Rights" is out now:
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Think on KERA
6 years
Live Now🎙️: @professorgomer shows how blockbuster films like #DirtyHarry, #Rocky, and #DangerousMinds used colorblind ideology to create an anti-civil rights agenda. 🎧Listen on 90.1FM📻 in DTX or stream it online ⬇️
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@kerathink
Think on KERA
6 years
The ideology of colorblindness has a long history seeping into everything from political speeches to film. At 12 pm CT, @professorgomer joins us to talk about Hollywood dramatized an anti-civil rights way of thinking for decades.
think.kera.org
Justin Gomer is an assistant professor of American studies at California State University, Long Beach, and he joins us to talk about the films of the 1970s and 80s and how the portrayal of race...
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@FilmQuarterly
Film Quarterly
6 years
Insightful chat on, among other things, ROCKY's anti-affirmative action subtext, courtesy @professorgomer's new book 'White Balance: How Hollywood Shaped Colorblind Ideology and Undermined Civil Rights.'
@AllOfItWNYC
All Of It With Alison Stewart
6 years
Hollywood's Colorblindness Problem https://t.co/JY5itMKjAZ via @WNYC #NationalBookLoversDay
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Justin Gomer
6 years
Here’s the link for my segment from today’s appearance on @AllOfItWNYC. https://t.co/8MIM0xZvJ3
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@AllOfItWNYC
All Of It With Alison Stewart
6 years
🎙️8.6 onair/streaming noon @WNYC 🇺🇸@laurenleaderAIT & @emarvelous on Voting Rights Act & 19th Amendment ✏️@the_zim on remote vs. blended learning 🎥@professorgomer on 'WHITE BALANCE' 📘@ekwashington on 'BOSS OF THE GRIPS' 🗽@anthonywrobins on grand central walking tour
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Justin Gomer
6 years
NYC folks: I’ll be on @AllOfItWNYC with Alison Stewart talking about my book tomorrow at 1pm EST (10am PST). Tune in if you’re free! @wnyc 93.9 FM/820 AM
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