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One of the interesting surprises about “The Latina Domestic” was that focus on Lupe Ontiveros who played a maid character approximately 300 times in film and television in her career. What was interesting about this, however, was not the fact that she could only really work basically within the confines of this stereotype but rather that she devoted herself to each one of these roles with a real passion because, in her words, she “gave her heart and soul every time she played the maid, as that is a job that many have to hold for a lifetime. She wanted dignity in hat character” (93)—and in the documentary Maid in America, she had the opportunity to set the record straight about the reality of Latinas in America.
The problem of Latinas in the mainstream media, however, is that the media often makes the Latina into a fetish and Latinas like Jennifer Lopez in Maid in Manhattan help to perpetuate the stereotype. Additionally, the Latina is seen as a threat—a sexual threat to men and women, in that she is viewed or represented as fiery, seductive, sultry, and exotic. In my experiences, these representations are not very realistic and are based on shallow...
Media houses tend to play it safe and in playing it safe they perpetuate stereotypes that are outdated and should be made extinct.
In the article by Nash and Grant on Lena Dunham’s Girls, the concept of post-feminism is explored and discussed in relation to Dunham’s hit series, which explores the relationships and lives of thirty-somethings. The show resembles Sex and the City in some ways but is clearly produced for the millennial generation whereas Sex and the City had more of an appeal for the Generation X audience. Dunham’s girls, in this sense, represent a post-feminist foray into the world of adulthood from a female perspective, where 21st century issues of identity, gender, sex, and relationships are encountered and portrayed with an eye to candor and realism.
The aim of Dunham’s series is to be…
Works Cited
Nash, Meredith, and Ruby Grant. "Twenty-Something Girls v. Thirty-Something Sex And The City Women: Paving the way for “post? feminism”." Feminist Media Studies 15.6 (2015): 976-991.
Media Communications Representation of characters and role models in different media outlets is based on perceptions and preconceived notions held by the producer, co-producers, and audiences at large. Only those representations are drawn that largely resonate with current meanings given to people, characters, places, and objects.The paper presents two theoretical approaches to study media and its impact at large. Theory of social constructivism provides framework to assess the meanings given to
Offen, Karen. Defining Feminism: A Comparative Historical Approach. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 14, 1: 1988, pg 119. Offen, in her book, has very successfully and clearly laid out the history of feminism and its overall impact. Her own analyses, though, of the philosophy of feminism are of the utmost interest as she incorporates the phenomenon of dualism, individualism and relationalism into the feminist school of thought.
" (LewAllen). The purpose was to get the viewer to see the Holocaust as a point of reference in evaluating our current society. The actual work is a collaboration between her and her husband, a world renowned photographer. It is composed of a collection of sculpture, photographs and paintings. Judy Chicago's works encompass several post-modern ideas. First, her works often focus on feminist themes and ideals, an idea that has grown
Feminism & Gender Theory 'No boys allowed:' Legos for girls In her book, As Long As It is Pink, author Penny Sparke notes the great 'distaste' she felt when wrapping up some glass ornaments she had bought for her mother. She knew her mother would delight in such items, but for her, these glass, ultra-feminine delicate 'dust collectors' signified being held hostage to both class and gender. Even the Victorian middle class
Media Analysis - Symbolic Interactionist Perspective The title of the program I will discuss in this document is All in the Family. This was a television situation comedy that aired throughout the 1970's. It presented an alternative to the typical family situation comedy in the fact that the father and patriarch of the house, Archie Bunker, was categorized as a bigot. Archie's bigotry extended to people of racial minorities, gays, and
Cultural Anthropology: Post-Feminism in the Media of the Modern Era Introduction In the wake of Weinstein scandal and the #MeToo movement that made women who speak out about sexual assault Time’s Person of the Year in 2017, a reassessment of the values (often contradictorily) displayed in the media in the modern era regarding sex and sexuality is in order. In the 20th century, the Women’s Movement launched the Feminist ideal, which argued