Old voices tend to dominate the conversation.
Cort s, whose heritage includes Mexican Catholic immigrants and Jews from Eastern Europe, is known for his insightful analysis of diversity in American popular culture. For that reason, he says, educators do not have the power to decide if multicultural education will occur, only if they will consciously participate in the process. The book has already earned praise from Elizabeth Thoman, president and founder of the Center for Media Literacy. With wisdom, humor and an invaluable command of the relevant literature, Cort s deftly defines the questions and establishes the categories for inquiry around the many issues of how and what media teach about diversity. Cort s is no media-basher.