South Asians on the U.S. Screen (eBook)

Just Like Everyone Else?

Bhoomi K. Thakore (Autor)

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2016
178 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-0657-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Analyzing audience perceptions of South Asian characters in U.S. television and film, Thakore argues for the importance of understanding these representations as they influence the positioning of South Asians in the twenty-first century U.S. racial hierarchy.

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How does the media influence society? How do media representations of South Asians, as racial and ethnic minorities, perpetuate stereotypes about this group? How do advancements in visual media, from creative storytelling to streaming technology, inform changing dynamics of all non-white media representations in the 21st century? Analyzing audience perceptions of South Asian characters from The Simpsons, Slumdog Millionaire, Harold and Kumar, The Office, Parks and Recreation, The Big Bang Theory, Outsourced, and many others, Bhoomi K. Thakore argues for the importance of understanding these representations as they influence the positioning of South Asians into the 21st century U.S. racial hierarchy. On one hand, increased acceptance of this group into the entertainment fold has informed audience perceptions of these characters as ';just like everyone else.' However, these images remain secondary on the U.S. Screen, and are limited in their ability to break out of traditional stereotypes. As a result, a normative and assimilated white American identity is privileged both on the Screen, and in our increasingly multicultural society.

Autor

Bhoomi K. Thakore is visiting assistant professor and director of the sociology program at Elmhurst College.

Inhalt

Foreword: The Browning of American Media and the Whitewashing of Inequality, Matthew W. HugheyPreface: Just Like No One ElseIntroduction: South Asians in 21st Century U.S. Television and FilmChapter 1: Seeing is Believing: A Brief History of Non-Whites Representation in U.S. Television and Film Chapter 2: A Snapshot of South Asian Characters in U.S. Media (2010)Chapter 3: Three Degrees of Ethnicity: Racialized Representations of South Asians Chapter 4: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Representations of Gender, Ethnicity, and Nationality Chapter 5: What’s the Matter with Outsourced? Conclusion: The Future of South Asians on the U.S. ScreenAppendix A: Research Methods and Data Appendix B: Survey QuestionsAppendix C: Interview Questions

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.6.2016
• Vorwort: Matthew W. Hughey
• Zusatzinfo: 11 Illustrations including: - 8 Black & White Illustrations; - 3 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: American Studies • Asian American studies • Film • Media Studies • Sociology • South Asia • Television
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-0657-7 / 1498506577
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-0657-1 / 9781498506571