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For my class in Gender, Race, Class in the media, we studied some of the psychological theories behind learning and socialization. As part of our group project, we presented a research paper concerning proper techniques for helping children to be aware of negative stereotypes and how to utilize positive ones. Jacob Rascon, a member of [...]
This essay was written as a discussion of the existence of racial stereotypes and critical cultural theory in Star Wars. Feel free to leave me a comment. I’m open to debate and comments. Ideologies, Connotations, and Polysemy in Star Wars: How to deal with race in space One cannot deny the existence of dominant ideologies inherent in [...]
I have seen monumental suffering housed in women’s bodies. I have seen teenage girls watch their mothers starve, deny and hate themselves, call their distorted ideas about food “will power.” I have seen these mothers teach this language to their daughters, usually unintentionally. I have seen vomit in toilets across America. . . I have [...]
The Edge of Darkness, a gripping film starring Mel Gibson, uses a multi-genre oriented approach in its trailer. Although I’ve not seen the film, the trailer entertains my interest by sucking me into three separate genres using many attempts at iconography, repetition, equations and hyperbole. Whether or not the actual film meets these different genres [...]
Are you a fan of Song of the South? Do you think Disney should release the film? Does the movie carry elements of negative stereotyping or prejudice? Please comment and let me know. Our lovable animated friend, Brer Rabbit, was quite perplexed with a lifeless tar baby that didn’t offer greetings one morning. “Well, [...]
Conservative executives at Fox need to understand real facets of humor before they can produce another conservative spinoff of “The Daily Show.” This paper will show the subtle differences between Fox’s The ½ Hour News Hour and NBC’s The Daily Show that may help to explain rating points between the different programming. The ½ Hour News [...]
Indeed, Reality TV has changed the face of television, literally. How have these low-budget programs garnered so many viewers? To effectively discuss this question we need to understand the cultural/historical background of our RTV-watching Americans. American Dream and Capitalism Young American children are raised in a capitalist-conscious economy. They are told that if they work hard (and [...]
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