Introduction and thesis

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American Consciousness

King, Thomas. The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2003.

In "Truth about Stories," Thomas King explores different stories of the Native American people culture and his own experience as an Indian. King gives a perspective on the relationship, culture, and social history of the Native Americans. He uses storytelling and gears it to current issues that are affecting American society and even the world. He digs deep into how racism, oppression, and discrimination have affected the Indian populations living in America.

Lopez, Lori Kido. “Fan Activists and the Politics of Race in The Last Airbender.” International Journal of Cultural Studies, vol. 15, no. 5, Sept. 2016, pp. 431–445, 

The authors focus on the American consciousness in terms of the country being a multiracial community. They begin the journal by explaining how the set up of the United States is based on the majority and minority communities in the country. The consideration of the factors leads to the broader understanding of how specific process needs to be followed to ensure that equality is maintained in different classes. The representation of the minority communities through the media is a critical activity that takes place in the paper. This is key in highlighting how most films depict the actual set up of the country. A look at the aspect through the film the last air-bender explains the existing differences that the media is critical at depicted. The multicultural context is clearly represented in the paper, which gives a perfect understanding of how the process is supposed to take place to ensure that equality is promoted.

Del Río, Esteban. “Accentuate the Positive: Americanos and the Articulation of Latina/o Life in the United States.” Journal of Communication Inquiry, vol. 36, no. 3, July 2015, pp. 179–201, 

The author explains the literary context of American society. This takes place through a broader explanation of the American consciousness in a unique manner that facilitates a general understanding of the author's central message. The approach of the topic through the Latino communities perfectly explains the situation. It is evident that the Latinos are a minority community in the country. The fact that they are part of American society is a crucial issue that cannot be ignored. The surrounding of the country explains the reason behind the existence of the minority communities in the country. Its depiction in the media films reveals the influences that the community has in the country. The fact that they make up a significant part of the American society is a critical issue that the author addresses uniquely that one can clearly understand what his intention highlighting the question of American consciousness in the multicultural country was.

Barabas, Jason, and Jennifer Jerit. “Redistricting Principles and Racial Representation.” State Politics & Policy Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, Dec. 2017, pp. 415–435,

The authors approach the topic of American consciousness in a different manner that can be easily differentiated from the others. Ideally, they approach the subject in a rather creative pattern that is easy to understand the way it is applied because the author is addressing different issues. This is a unique factor that promotes a high level of creativity in terms of applicability and dominant other problems that involves the interest of the country. Dealing with the matter needs an acute understanding of the process which is perfect, especially when addressing concerns that involve the cultural set up of the country. The media acts as an ideal place in which the racial set up of the country could be expressed. The matter is taken up in a manner that is clearly understood based on the complication that is involved in the whole process. Today, American society is deeply embedded in the popular media, which gives a perfect representation.

Georgiou, Myria. “Book Review: Contesting the Frontiers: Media and Dimensions of Identity.” New Media & Society, vol. 4, no. 1, Feb. 2014, pp. 123–127, 

The author approaches the topic of American consciousness in a transparent manner that enables a reader to understand the subject quickly. This is a unique aspect of the author that allows one to understand the relevance of the journal in this case. The contributions that he makes covers media in terms of racial representation. The aspect applies in terms of popular movies and the application of people from different races to represent the social set up of the United States. This is a prominent factor that is applied in the paper in a unique manner that is easy to apply and use. The United States has a society that has a mixed history. The aspect creates the necessity of the media top respect such factors in the creation of solutions and other essential matters that involves the management of the country affairs which is an important concept that cannot be ignored based on the influence that it has on the people.