powerpoint based on chapter 4 of race and racisms: "race and the media"
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Race and the MediaReadings:Chapter 4. and “Three Faces of Eva: Perpetuation of The Hot-Latina Stereotype in Desperate Housewives”
CLASS 4. SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
CLASS GOALS1. Develop an understanding of racial
stereotypes propagated in the media and new media.
2. Develop an understanding of how stereotypes justify racial inequality.
3. Develop an understanding of how representations are raced, classed, and gendered.
4. Apply this understanding to specific representations.
Women:BitchJezebelBad motherMammyBlack Lady
Men:AthleteThugHypersexedSidekickSissy
PORTRAYALS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Men:
Latin LoverGreaserGangbangerGardenerBuffoon
Women:
Hot-bloodedMaidAbuelitaSpitfire
PORTRAYALS OF LATINOS
Men:
Immoral billionaireHagglerTerrorist
Women:
Exotic seductressMaidenVeiled Victim
PORTRAYALS OF ARABS
Men:
BuddyYellow perilMartial artistCorrupt businessman
Women:
ButterflyDragon Lady
PORTRAYALS OF ASIANS
Men:
SavageSidekickWise elderDoomed warrior
Women:
SquawPrincessMatriarch
PORTRAYALS OF NATIVE AMERICANS
Does user-generated content hold out the possibility of reducing stereotypes?
NEW MEDIA
HOW DO RACIAL STEREOTYPES JUSTIFY RACIAL INEQUALITY?
REEL INJUNS
CLASS GOALS1. Develop an understanding of racial
stereotypes propagated in the media and new media.
2. Develop an understanding of how stereotypes justify racial inequality.
3. Develop an understanding of how representations are raced, classed, and gendered.
4. Apply this understanding to specific representations.
WEEKLY QUESTIONPick one television show or movie that has a Native American character. Describe the show and the character. Assess the extent to which the Native American character conforms to stereotypes about Native Americans. How does this character resemble or differ from historical representations of Native Americans? Reflect on how this representation works to justify or to contest the economic and social marginalization of Native Americans.Post answer to class blog by 9/22 at 9pm
Include: At least two links and one image.
Send an email to [email protected] with a link to your blog post.