{"product_id":"9781982180393","title":"Seen and Unseen : Technology, Social Media, and the Fight for Racial Justice","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSeen and Unseen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Marc Lamont Hill, Todd Brewster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting exploration of how the power of visual media over the last few years has shifted the narrative on race and reignited the push towards justice by the author of the “worthy and necessary” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eNobody \u003c\/i\u003eMarc Lamont Hill and the bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Todd Brewster.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his signature “clear and courageous” (Cornel West) voice Marc Lamont Hill and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Todd Brewster weave some of the most pivotal recent moments in the country’s racial divide—the killings of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery and the harassment of Christian Cooper—into their historical context. In doing so, they reveal the common thread between these harrowing incidents: video recordings and the immediacy of technology has irrevocably changed our conversations about race and in many instances tipped the levers of power in favor of the historically disadvantaged.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the powerful role of technology as a driver of history, identity, and racial consciousness, \u003ci\u003eSeen and Unseen \u003c\/i\u003easks why, after so much video confirmation of police violence on people of color, it took the footage of George Floyd to trigger an overwhelming response of sympathy and outrage?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the vein of \u003ci\u003eThe New Jim Crow \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCaste\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Seen and Unseen \u003c\/i\u003eincisively explores what connects our moment to the history of race in America but also what makes today different from the civil rights movements of the past and what it will ultimately take to push social justice forward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781982180393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40590657519822,"sku":"9781982180393","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_678df8b8-4b4f-4f2c-8b69-ad8ce42d2d44.jpg?v=1646513263","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781982180393","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}