Lind, Rebecca Ann, ed. Race/Gender/ Media: Considering Diversity Across Audiences, Content, and Producers. Boston: Pearson Education, 2004. 372 pp.

by Ann Andaloro

Race/Gender/Media: Considering Diversity across Audiences, Content, and Producers offers forty-four readings that give students a solid foundation for understanding issues related to gender and race in the media. Rebecca Ann Lind introduces the book with a concise explanation of relevant vocabulary and key concepts. For undergraduate students, this may be an introduction to new concepts that will provide a context for the subsequent readings. For graduate students, the introductory chapter may be a welcomed review of concepts that can sometimes be difficult to grasp. Lind offers a thorough summary of media literacy along with a concrete explanation of its importance. She proposes that producing a media-literate audience is the goal of the readings.