Theories
He gave us our definition of communication for this class - and also wrote about the erasure of people of color in media.
Who is George Gerbner?
The overall percentage of LA County residents who are Latino, according to the Hollywood Diversity Report,
What is 50%?
This type of theory explores issues related to women and female-identifying individuals.
What is feminist theory?
Hari Kondabolu created a documentary film to discuss the stereotypical potrayal of what character from The Simpsons?
Who is Apu?
Many people were excited about seeing the representation of a Black superhero in this 2018 Marvel film.
What is Black Panther?
This theory, seen in a class video, explains how media constructs the meaning of people we've never met, such as Donald Trump.
What is Representation Theory?
One requirement of the Bechdel Test is that a film has this many women characters.
What is two?
Laura Mulvey said that women are looked at from this perspective in most film and television.
What is the male gaze?
This Sandra Bullock film has faced criticism for telling the story of a Black football player through the lens of a "White Savior."
What is the Blind Side?
This is a term for positive media portrayals of people of color, which can still be detramental.
What is model minority?
This theory helps explain both the Nuclear Family and also the way media can perpetuate racist, sexist, and transphobic perceptions of certain individuals.
What is Cultivation Theory?
This is your teacher's lucky number
What is 8?
Nurse, teacher, assistant...
What are pink collar jobs?
Many question the casting of Scarlet Johannson as Motoko Kusunagi in this film.
What is Ghost in the Shell?
This is Alison Bechdel's favorite film, and it does not pass her test.
What is Groundhog Day?
His representation theory is the basis for understanding the role of elites in choosing how people are represented in media.
Who is Stuart Hall?
Communities of color face disproportionate harm from this issue -- while rarely being asked to speaking about it on the news as experts.
What is climate change?
This word for how a society structures itself is used often with the word "patriarchy."
What is hegemonic?
This is a term for the broad presumption that individuals are straight.
What is heteronormativity?
Selling products to higher income gay and lesbian individuals through performative activities (like sponsoring Pride events) has been called this weather-related term.
What is rainbow-washing?
If you read the modules, you know that Critical Race Theory has helped us create this new concept, also known as CML.
What is Critical Media Literacy?
This is the ratio of women to men in films from 2022.
What is 2:17:1?
It is argued that this sicuetal effect has been constrcted by male icons such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
What is hegemonic masculinity?
A Proctor and Gamble ad received acclaim for showing a father and trans son connecting with one another through this activity.
What is shaving?
People have complex identities. This term helps us study the impact of people holding multiple social, sexual, and ethnic identities.
What is intersectionality?