Alvarado: comes up with four key themes in racial representations. The four key themes are:
- exotic - carnival/drinks/model
- humorous - 'goodness, gracious me' - connections - stops them from being a threat
- pited - Haita earthquake; poverty
- dangerous - riots, crime, gangs, socially dysfunctional
Fanon: '' putting on the white mask'' comes up with four theories which are:
- infantilize - such as the 'cute' children of the charity poster of the 'simple-minded' 'step' 'n' fetch it
- primitivise - the 'exotic + virile' tribal warriors on bare- breasted women maidens' with a 'natural sense of rhythm' sporting prowess.
- deculize - ' the gansta, pimp' - etc
- essentialize - undifferentiated mass 'they all look the same to me'
Said: orientialism - west are more superior to the exotic and dangerous east.
2) Watch the opening of Yasmin (2004) again. Does it offer a positive or negative view of British Muslims? To what extent does it reinforce or challenge Edward Said's theory of Orientalism - that the west is superior to the exotic or uncivilised east?
The opening of Yasmin presented many stereotypes which were positive as well as negative. The positive stereotype was the kid that was praying which shows that he values his religion; also the part when the old man washes off the graffiti which shows he's making a positive change to the environment which therefore makes him a good person.
However; the negative stereotype comes from the main protagonist as she goes against her religion and her values. She removes her hijab and wears jeans. This shows how Yasmin disobeys her religion due to favouring the western culture as she feels more comfortable in it for example at work.
3) Finally, choose THREE clips for EACH of the theorists and explain how you could apply that theory to the clip. Pick a selection of clips on YouTube from TV, film, music video or advertising and embed them in your blog before writing your analysis under each clip. Note: this means you need NINE clips in total on this blogpost.
ALVARADO:
1) anuvahood
This movie portrays the humorous aspect of alvarados theories.
2)boyz n the hood
This movie shows a sense of danger as well as pity for when the protagonist dies
3) fifty shades of black
This movie shows represents black boys stereotype could refer to exotic
FANON:
1) new jack city
This movie presents gangs weapons drugs
2) Rick Ross take it to the head
This song shows everyone similar they are all wearing the same mask.
3) karate kid
This film shows the strength and the hard work the child puts in
SAID:
1) east is east
This film represents the differences between the western and eastern
2) my name is Khan
This is a Bollywood movie where a Pakistani man travels to America to tell the president that he's not a terrorist
3) eastenders
This is a famous British drama with a Asian family in it shows the difference between western and eastern
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