Ashton, Charlotte.
The Changing Image of Blacks in American Film, 1944-1973
. Diss. Princeton, 1981. (A look at how African Americans have been portrayed in movies over the years.)
Bataille, Gretchen, and Charles Silet.
The Pretend Indians: Images of Native Americans in the Movies
. Ames: Iowa State UP, 1980. (About the inaccuracies of how Native Americans are portrayed in movies.)
Donalson, Melvin B.
The Representation of Afro-American Women in Hollywood Feature Films, 1915-1949
. Diss. Brown, 1981. (This is good not only from a racial standpoint but from a gender standpoint as well.)
Fregoso, Rosa.
The Bronze Screen: Chicana and Chicano Film Culture
. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P, 1993. (Analyzes recent Chicano films and raises awareness of diversity issues.)
Friar, Ralph.
The Only Good Indian: The Hollywood Gospel
. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972. (About the portrayal of Native Americans in motion pictures.)
Hirschfelder, Arlene.
American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children: A Reader and Bibliography
. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1982. (Shows young children have been given an inappropriate view of Native Americans.)
Miller, Randall.
Ethnic Images in American Film and Television
. Philadelphia: Balch, 1978. (This book discusses the portrayal of ethnicity in both the movies and television.)
Null, Cary.
Black Hollywood: From 1970 to Today
. Secaucus: Carol, 1993. (Features 700 photos and tell of the rise of many popular African American stars.)
Petit, Arthur.
Images of the Mexican American in Fiction and Film
. College Station: Texas A&M UP, 1988. (Deals with books as well as film)
Toplin, Robert.
Hollywood as Mirror: Changing Views of "Outsider" and "Enemies" in American Movies
. Westport: Greenwood, 1993. (Gives examples of how movies have evolved in the portrayal of "the bad guy.")
Woll, Allen.
Ethnic and Racial Images in American Film and Television: Historical Essays and Bibliography
. New York: Garland, 1987. (A good discussion of how race is portrayed in the media.)