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Race, Gender, and the Status-Quo: Asian and African American Relations in a Hollywood Film
Abstract
Hollywood films play a significant role in constructing and reinforcing inter-ethnic tensions through negative representations of Asian Americans and African Americans. While white males are most often depicted as smart and romantically desirable, thereby reinforcing an ideology of white male dominance, Asian Americans and Blacks are typically diminished to demeaning and secondary status. Thi[this] article explores these racist steretotypes [stereotypes] in director Michael Cimino's 19985[1985] film Year of the Dragon (as well as a number of other Hollywood films), arguing that such race and gender-specific imagery is functional; for while it promotes race/gender stereotypes, it also serves to rationalize white dominance as necessary to sustain the status-quo.
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“Specifically, films directed by Asian directors typically feature more nuanced, multi-dimensional characters who challenge traditional gender and racial norms, showcasing traits like independence and cultural conflict [12].”
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- Authors
- Spigner, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Corresponding author
- Spigner, Clarence
- Venue
- Explorations in Ethnic Studies
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 1994-01-01
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 89-101
- ISSN
- 0730-904X (ISSN-L)
- 2576-2915
- OpenAlex
- W2724201579
- Cited by
- 0
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Ethnic studies review (publishedVersion)
- VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Cultural Identity and Representation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Cinema History and Criticism
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Asian American and Pacific Histories
- Keywords
- Year of the Dragon, Michael Cimino, Asian Americans, African Americans, racial stereotypes, gender stereotypes, Hollywood cinema, white male dominance, interethnic relations, racial representation, status quo
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