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 Interracial Communication fills the need for an up-to-date, research-based text that offers balanced coverage of the dynamics of racial communication.
Co-authored by UGA assistant professor of speech communication Tina M. Harris and Mark P. Orbe, associate professor of communication and diversity at Western Michigan University, it is the first textbook about interracial communication to be written in approximately 25 years.
The first section of the book provides a foundation for studying interracial communication and includes chapters on the history of race and racial categories, the importance of language, the development of racial and cultural identities and various theoretical approaches. The second section takes those concepts and uses them to help readers understand how interracial communication plays out in a number of contexts.
“The primary objective of this book is to provide a current, extensive textbook on interracial communication that promotes moving from the theoretical to the practical,” write the authors in the book’s preface. “We also hope persons outside of academe will find the book a valuable resource for facilitating interracial dialogue in their respective communities. As demonstrated through current and projected demographic trends, the ability to communicate across racial and ethnic groups will be crucial to personal, social and professional success in the 21st century.”
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