Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

Tag: Iliana P. Rucker

Obama’s Presidential (Mixed) Race: Framing and Ideological Analysis of Blogs and News

2011-09-26

Obama’s Presidential (Mixed) Race: Framing and Ideological Analysis of Blogs and News University of New Mexico, Albuquerque July 2011 217 pages Iliana P. Rucker DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Communication The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States brought a heightened awareness…
Race in the Race: Mixed Race Identity and Obama’s Campaign

2010-09-25

Race in the Race: Mixed Race Identity and Obama’s Campaign National Communications Association 95th Annual Convention Chicago Hilton & Towers, Chicago, IL 2009-11-11 15 pages Iliana Rucker University of New Mexico During Obama’s campaign, a video was created by the Los Angeles Times consisting of interviews with individuals who identify as multiracial. Three sections within…
Biracial Identity in the Media

2009-10-03

Biracial Identity in the Media Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2008-05-22 18 Pages Iliana Rucker University of New Mexico Many scholars have studied racial representations and have determined that images of racial groups we see on television shape the way we view these racial groups (Gorham, 1999; Tamborini &…