1. What group is most and least represented? Starting with the understanding that this chart is tallying the representation of certain ‘popular ethnic’ group, and that there are a number of ethnic groups that are either ignored entirely or not large enough to include within the “type of representation chart”. It follows then that these analysis’ are limited to the geography in which it is put to use. The Man in the High Castle, is made and released in the United States and this is a major factor in guiding the “representations” in this show. Represented in this show are the following ethnicities, African American, Caucasian, Latino, and Asian, the degree of representation varies due to the ideologies that drive the story. The group that is predominantly represented …show more content…
In contrast, the group that is least represented in this television show is the African American group, there was only 1 individual that had any airtime and this individual is an African American man. It follows, then, that the least represented group within the list of ethnic representation is the African American women, they are none existent throughout the entire hour that I analyzed. 2. Describe the main characters. Analysis of the main characters in this episode was done by taking into consideration the screen time that each character had and also their involvement in the story. The Man in the High Castle, is a fictional retelling of history in which the writers have changed the outcome of World War II and the Nazi Reich and the Japanese Empire came out the victors. Furthermore, the Nazi Reich bombed Washington D.C. with an Atomic Bomb instead of the United States bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both the Japanese and the Germans are ruling over the United States, the Japanese Empire controlling the western states and the Nazi Reich controlling the eastern states separated by a neutral zone going through the midwest into Mexico. These characters are
The movie 'Ethnic Notions' describes different ways in which African-Americans were presented during the 19th and 20th centuries. It traces and presents the evolution of the rooted stereotypes which have created prejudice towards African-Americans. This documentary movie is narrated to take the spectator back to the antebellum roots of African-American stereotypical names such as boy, girl, auntie, uncle, Sprinkling Sambo, Mammy Yams, the Salt and Pepper Shakers, etc. It does so by presenting us with multiple dehumanized characters and cartons portraying African-Americans as carefree Sambos, faithful Mammies, savage Brutes, and wide-eyed Pickaninnies. These representations of African-Americans roll across the screen in popular songs, children's rhymes, household artifacts and advertisements. These various ways to depict the African ?American society through countless decades rooted stereotypes in the American society. I think that many of these still prevail in the contemporary society, decades after the civil rights movement occurred.
...minorities, but they face more extreme consequences and struggles. Perhaps this is because they have to deal with the dynamics of all the minority groups they belong to. In the case of African American women, they have to struggle with African American problems as well as the dilemmas women face. However, African American women seem to have overcome their double minority status to a degree. African American female writers are much more popular today than their male counterparts.
During the semester, race is a big part of the lectures. In class, we talk about how race is distinguishing physical characteristics used to place people in different racial categories (Jensen). The biggest concern with race is racial inequality. Racial inequality is the inadequate or unfair treatment of minorities in areas like income, education, employment, health, the criminal justice system, and media. The article written by Rebecca Keegan from the Los Angeles Times newspaper discusses the inequality of race in media specifically movies. This article relates to the unfairness in films because minorities are poorly portrayed in the majority of films. More often than not, minorities are the “bad guys” in films. They are caught up in criminal activity and live in poorer neighborhoods than the majority. The article gives numerous statistics proving and exploiting that there is indeed racial inequality depicted in films. Also the Keegan touches on how minorities are underrepresented in films in the way that they usually do not have as many speaking lines compared to the white actor/actress.
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In addition, due to negative feelings about Asian Americans prevalent in American culture, Hollywood’s attempt to expand its target audiences is constrained, and despite the increasing market values of Asian Americans, Hollywood is possibly unwilling to portray successful Asian characters for fear of provoking its mainstream audiences who hold prejudice against Asians. There is a dominant white preference over the effects certain stereotypes may have on Asians and Asian Americans (Park, 2005).
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notice people of different backgrounds. The part that is most surprising is the statement about people of unlike races are becoming clearly defined as being lesser than. Although some white people are stereotyped, most people view whites as being greater for no clear reason. First, we can see the cruel cycle of how American culture reveals ethnic stereotypes, and how society has such negative thoughts about minorities because of the way other races are described on television, movies, music, sports, books, magazines, media, etc. Omi continues to disapprove on popular culture and explain how
Hitler killed six million people among the people killed are the Franks and Vaan Daans. Before they were caught and killed they went into hiding in a secret annex that was hidden from the outside world. Being hidden from the outside had drastic changes on the characters moods and actions. As time passed, many historical events that occurred outside the annex influenced the moods and relationships of the characters.
At the end of the NPR article they discuss the problem between keeping television shows diverse, “without amplifying the problems of stereotyping and prejudice” (Feld). Television shows feel that in order to a successful show with diversity, the people need to be cast-typed or take on every stereotype that is associated with that particular race or gender. The Erigha article discusses how, “many of actors were type-casted, or put in racialized roles, that fit their ethnicity” and some of these people do not necessarily fit that type, “they used Asian Actors as an example, many of the actors that were born in America, were asked to speak in a Chinese accent.”
My group’s umbrella topic focuses on race. My group will be discussing race and diversity in the media and in populated areas. I decided to question what effect the lack of diversity has had on theatre. With the world’s eyes on the actors on stage, the theatre has a large influence on its audience. The media and populated areas, such as cities, also have that power of influence. Growing up my childhood consisted of the theatre. I have a connection to the stage and off the stage. In my time working with my school’s theatre, I have seen a lack of diversity. I have experience and an interest in theatre. In my time of exploring the theatre culture, I did not come across much diversity. Two years ago I listened to the musical Hamilton:
Viewers of this show believe this information to be completely accurate, for they hold little or no knowledge about that particular group. Though the stereotypes shown on TV are usually misrepresented, they are quite well accepted by the audience as the truth.
Omi and Winant (1986) stated that Racial categories often consolidate its meaning by the particular social relations and history context(p.19). Bonilla-Silva(2003) purported that the early colonizer from the Europe named the people in the land which they invaded as “negro” and “Indian” to distinguish them from the noble European (p.34) In the early stages of United State, the race introduced as the tool for the slaveholder and other white class to legitimized the practice of slavery and disenfranchised the natural rights of African Americans. Even the other white immigrants were considered as an individual race when they first migrate to the United State. Thus the meaning of race are constantly shifting within the change of social relation and political background. For example, in the article written by M.Lee, the 1900 census has only five race categories comparing to the 1990 census which has more than ten race option, which means the conception of race are continuously shifting(p.4). Beside the social relations, we also discern race through the preemptive notion of what each racial groups looks like. The African American are generally portrayed as the people who have thick lips and black skin. An Asian American usually have small eyes and feeble physique. Those stereotypes about the people 's physical appearance forge the content of race and become the common way which we utilize to confirm one 's race