POPULAR CULTURE REPRESENTATIONS – GENDER AND WHITENESS

Use the reading in additional materials as the primary source
1.  How do gender representations in Disney films impact our constructions of gender, body image, and patriarchy? Explain using 1-2 examples, in detail. What theoretical constructs and frameworks can you associate with how these influences impact our lives, interactions and relationships? (10 points)

2.  How is Whiteness constructed through Hollywood films, and specifically Disney movies?  How do these constructions impact our assumptions of race, gender and intersectional identities? Explain using examples from both the readings and from films you have watched/ discussed as part of your in-group discussion. (10 points)

3.  How have representations of Asian American culture shifted over time in Hollywood? What are the enduring challenges/ problems? (5 points)

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