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<P><EM>The Persistence of Whiteness</EM> investigates the representation and narration of race&nbsp;in contemporary Hollywood cinema, examining ideologies of class, ethnicity, gender, nation and sexuality. Focusing on&nbsp;representations of Black,&nbsp;Asian, Jewish,&nbsp;Latina/o&nbsp;and Native Americans identities,&nbsp;this collection also shows how whiteness is a fact everywhere in contemporary Hollywood cinema, crossing audiences, authors, genres, studios and styles.</P>