According to Trahan, the concept that would offer ascent to the intersectionality development initially rose in a study of the women's activist writing. Trahan discusses that in “Ain't I a Woman”, (1981) women's activist researchers' aimed to establish the ideal opportunity for looking at the separation experienced by ladies under patriarchy to the enslavement of Blacks' in America (Truth). “This relationship, suggests that all ladies are white and all Blacks are men” (Trahan, 2011). This particular concept has much to do with the topic I am going to be researching because it describes the social divisions and typologies that come with any form of media. Whether it is electronic or on paper, the affect is generally the same. Trahan’s study …show more content…
xx), and the goal of encouraging critical thinking regarding media content and practices has been closely associated with media literacy education Media literacy has been defined as “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and communicate messages in a variety of forms” (Aufderheide, 1993, p. xx), and the goal of encouraging critical thinking regarding media content and practices has been closely associated with media literacy education Media literacy has been defined as “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and communicate messages in a variety of forms” (Aufderheide, 1993, p. xx), and the goal of encouraging critical thinking regarding media content and practices has been closely associated with media literacy …show more content…
Ramasubramanian and Scharrer’s key concepts were regarding the theoretical definitions and development of media literacy education (2015). Much of the existing literature these researchers examined provided young people’s reaction to media perceptions of ethnic stereotypes and stigmas. Ramasubramanian and Scharrer discuss how media literacy can provide a rationale for the role that media plays in reproducing stereotypes and ethnic misrepresentation. Kavoori’s (2007) found that while students were capable of spotting the stereotypes and racial slurs in media productions, when asked to create their own production of media, the results portrayed these same stereotypes seen in mass media. Researchers in this area of study typically use methodologies such as focus groups, interviews or discourse analysis’. I will be using a discourse analysis to determine how media portrays different ethnic groups and stereotypes. Hobbs, Cabral, Ebrahimi, Yoon, and Al-Humaidan (2010) gathered students to do interviews on them in order to look further into the potential that media literacy has to lessening stereotypes. On the other hand, Vargas (2006) dealt with Latina women to target the media representation of Hispanic women through the use of ethnographic, in-depth
Media as a whole has evolved alongside with the growth of technology, that give us new ways to interact with each other with social sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc… It also gives way for individual to get more information to get in touch with our culture. But often times, some of the information were given to us by media can be ignored and interpret it differently than the original meaning, especially the depiction of minorities in media. It is hard to watch any form of media in today's society without seeing some kind of injustice toward minorities or the representation portrayal of that particular minorities in the form of entertainment value without being analytical and invoke some kind of negative reaction toward that kind of representation.
Isabella Baumfree or otherwise known as Sojourner Truth was a slave in Ulster County, New York, until she gained her freedom in 1827. In 1843, Truth decided to become an abolitionist and a feminist and gave the speech Ain’t I A Woman? in a women’s convention, in Akron, Ohio. Truth uses rhetorical strategies such as juxtaposition and pathos to call an action against gender inequality and to connect with the audience. In addition to using juxtaposition and pathos, Truth also uses ethos to stress that women should have the equal rights as men.
Sojourner Truth, a former slave, and a woman, gave a powerful, stirring speech at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio during 1851. She engages with the audience at the Women’s Convention emotionally and personally through references to her life as an African American female slave and a mother. Sojourner Truth’s great speech “Ain’t I a Woman” displays ethos, pathos, and logos. In Sojourner Truth’s speech she states, “If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yours hold a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?”
Tutankhamun a.k.a King Tut, was an Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty during the flow of Egyptian chronicle known as the New Realm or sometimes the New Kingdom Period. The last heir of a powerful family that had ruled Egypt and its empire for centuries, he was put to rest at the age of just 19 and covered with gold. The young Pharaoh vanished from history, until the discovery of his tomb in 1922. In discovery of the tomb an interesting artifact was found, known as “King Tut's Chest”. What do we know about this find and it's depiction of the battle scenes?
I would argue that Dana Mastro’s 2015 article titled ‘Why the Media’s Role in Issues of Race and Ethnicity Should be in the Spotlight’ makes an important contribution to our understanding of the media’s role in the construction of perceptions of racial and ethnic groups and how these perceptions effect the social position of the people that they are about .This is largely because the media plays a huge role in an individual’s daily lives and it is very difficult to avoid its influence, at least partly, due to its frequency at which it is consumed. Moreover it provides a very good overview of many of the issues regarding race and inequality which makes it very good for Its intended purpose, to encourage further research into the area as the writer sees it as important. First Mastro argues that ‘media exposure has been determined to play a meaningful role in matters ranging from the construction and maintenance of racial/ethnic cognitions (and emotions), to expectations about intergroup relations, to policy decision making, to perceptions of self and identity’ (Mastro,D.2015.pg.1/2) .
The title of this book comes from the inspiring words spoken by Sojourner Truth at the 1851, nine years prior to the Civil War at a Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. In Deborah Grays White, Ar’n’t I a woman her aim was to enrich the knowledge of antebellum black women and culture to show an unwritten side of history of the American black woman. Being an African- American and being a woman, these are the two principle struggles thrown at the black woman during and after slavery in the United States. Efforts were made by White scholars in 1985 to have a focus on the female slave experience. Deborah Gray White explains her view by categorizing the hardships and interactions between the female slave and the environment in which the
“The truth is powerful and it will prevail.” This quote was composed by Isabelle Baumfree, a solid African American pioneer. She believed that truth is so strong that it cannot be hindered, and it will eventually be known. Ms. Baumfree had the powers to express and motivate people on what she believes in through her words and wisdom. Isabelle Baumfree wrote one of the most famous women right’s speeches known today called, “Ain’t I a Women”, in which she uses purpose, audience, content, tone, and structure to get her message across.
In today’s world, the exchange of information between individuals is largely based on the media alone. Conversations are held through social media sites, the news channels become the deliverers of new waves of specifically chosen stories, and the rest of the media effects the subconscious of the society. Movies, television shows, and “general” knowledge contribute to the rest of the mass media that affects the minds of people. The subconscious of the people can form the characteristics of the young and solidify ideas within the older population. The problem of the current society is that the subconscious ideas transferred to the media is particularly in the favor of Caucasians. This excludes people of African descent, Latinos, Asians, and other recognizably new minorities such as transgender. The overall effect of this subconscious problem is not very measurably but it can have disastrous consequences within each respective culture. Among all the minorities listed, African Americans and people of African descent have a tendency to be the most often misrepresented.
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, gender plays a very significant role, because while women were not the most powerful gods nor the strongest or wisest of all humans, they still had tremendous influence over others around them, and even today, over those who study and learn about the women of the time of Mesopotamia. Though the main characters of the story, Gilgamesh and Enkidu, are male, women did not necessarily play a minor role. One particular issue that is demonstrated among several others in the Epic of Gilgamesh is the status of women. Since this is a story of women's status many years ago, it is indeed an interesting issue to discuss,
Media, one of the most influential reflections of culture, under represents women and displays them in stereotypical positions. Paula Lobo and Rosa Cabecinhas, Professors of Communication at University of Minho, highlight sex-discrimination within the media in
For this article, it was important to be able to talk to professionals that have experienced dealing with the portrayal of Latinos, either personal or professional experiences. To gain a further understand the portrayal of Latinos in news and film, five subjects were interviewed about their opinion on the topic. Two of the subjects have a wide range of experience in journalism, as they have worked in media organizations for a long time. They both have similar ideas on the problem media has with reporting on Latinos. Two other subjects have great deal of experience in film and understand the struggles with misrepresentation of Latinos and ways to solve those problems. The last subject is a person that has experience with both film
Woman’s suffragist and anti-slavery activist, Sojourner Truth, in her iconic speech, Ain’t I A Woman, testifies that the black woman and white woman have one common enemy that thwarts their movement of achieving equality: men. Truth’s intent is to instigate woman into rallying for their rights, and to enlighten men on their oppressive and illogical arguments. She establishes a relaxed but highly respectable tone as means to connect to the audience, so not to see her as a stranger exclaiming the injustices of men, but as a woman who has grown up in the same tyrannical environment these black and white women have.
The Latino and Hispanic population continues to increase at a lower rate every year in the U.S., they account for a large portion of the population. However, it hasn’t change the portrayal of Latinos in the media. Often, the Latino community is shown in a negative light that doesn’t represent the reality of this community. The main goal of this paper is to show and understand how the media portray Latinos and ways to solve the problem.
Television is regarded as a significant source of information that plays an influential role in formulating an individuals social reality. As a tool that conveys the simulations of every day life it “may become a part of our social experience and serve as a basis for social judgements such as racial attitudes and ethnic stereotypes” (Fujoka, 52). Stereotypes are explained as widely held beliefs about a particular person or group. Research shows that “television images of minority groups might affect minority members’ self-concept and racial awareness” (Fujoka, 54). The portrayal of minorities on television were deemed by minority groups as a conception of socially existing beliefs toward their racial group. As such, television may have perhaps
As a Communication major, I spend a lot of time studying the human communication process, which is the exchange of verbal and nonverbal messages between a receiver and sender. This communication process does not only apply to face-to-face interactions but also includes mass media, rhetorical, and technological communication. Through these various forms of communication, the sender not only expresses his/her message but also expresses power hierarchies about race, gender, and sexuality that are present in society. Mass media has a significant impact on socializing gender roles and perpetuating gender stereotypes, and to prove that, I am analyzing mass media messages, such as television shows, movies, and advertisements.