Guiding questions - Mariella's VLE



StereotypesFor this topic, we look at how various ethnic or gender stereotypes are created in the media. We study the use of language and images in combination with particular roles in film and advertisements. Lessons on this topic explore how racial and gender stereotypes are reinforced in various ads through the use of particular images.Furthermore it is important to study the role of stereotypes in the Language A: Language and Literature course because we need to make sophisticated comments on the audiences that texts target, meaning we must be nuanced and subtle in our analyses. Guiding questions284480635How are stereotypes created in the media?How do the media reinforce stereotypes?How are the media critical of stereotyping?Media and Race - #OscarsSoWhiteIn 2016 there was significant controversy at the Oscars ceremony.? In the four acting categories, all twenty nominees were white, for the second year in a row.? The Twitter hashtag, #OscarsSoWhite, became a worldwide trend and sparked countless articles, opinion editorials, interviews, tweets, and more.?304800In Part 2 of the course, two of our learning objectives are to look at “the way mass media use language and image to inform, persuade or entertain” and to “show an awareness of the potential for educational, political or ideological influence of the media.”? In this set of lessons, we will look at how the media - in this case the Oscars – influence our lives.?Question: To what extent does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (a media institution) create larger stereotypes and biases in society through their Oscar telecast?Do not merely rehash content.? You must provide an analysis of how language and visuals creates meaning.Transcript of Chris Rock’s 2016 Opening Monologue for the OscarsI counted at least 15 black people on that montage!Well I'm here at the Academy Awards. Otherwise known as the White People's Choice Awards. You realize, if they nominated host, I wouldn't even get this job! Y'all would be watching Neil Patrick Harris right now.But here's the crazy thing. This is the wildest, craziest Oscars to ever host because we got all this controversy — no black nominees. And people are like. "Chris, you should boycott! Chris, you should quit! You should quit." How come it's only unemployed people that tell you to quit something, you know? No one with a job ever tells you to quit. So I thought about quitting. I thought about it real hard, but I realized, "They're gonna have the Oscars anyway." They're not gonna cancel the Oscars because I quit! And the last thing I need is to lose another job to Kevin Hart, OK? I don't need that! Kev, right there [points to Hart in audience]. Kev make movies fast! Every month! Porno stars don't make movies that fast.Now the things is, what are we protesting — the big question: Why this Oscars? Why this Oscars, you know? It's the 88th Academy Awards. Which means this whole "no black nominees" thing has happened at least 71 other times, OK? You gotta figure that it happened in the '50s, in the '60s — you know like one of those years Sidney [Poitier] didn't put out a movie. I'm sure there were no black nominees some of those years. Say '65, '62 or '63 — and black people did not protest! Why? Because we had real things to protest at the time. We had real things to protest. We were too busy being raped and lynched to care about who won best cinematographer. When your grandmother's swinging from a tree, it's really hard to care about best documentary foreign short!But what happened this year? What happened? People went mad! Spike got mad. Sharpton got mad and Jada went mad, Will went mad. Everybody went mad! It's crazy! Jada went mad. Jada says she's not coming. Protesting. I'm like, "Ain't she on a TV show?" Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna's panties. I wasn't invited! Oh, that's not an invitation I would turn down!But I understand! I'm not hating. I understand you're mad. Jada's mad her man, Will, was not nominated for?Concussion. I get it. [Impersonates Will Smith's character] "Tell the truth!" I get it! You get mad. Said "It's not fair that Will was this good and didn't get nominated!" You're right! It's also not fair that Will was paid $20 million for?Wild Wild West! OK?This year at the Oscars things are going to be a little different! This year, in the In Memoriam package, it's just gonna be black people that were shot by the cops on their way to the movies!?Yes! Yes! I said it, all right?If you want black nominees every year, you need to just have black categories. That's what you need. You need to have black categories. You already do it with men and women. Think about it! There's no real reason for there to be a man and a woman category in acting! Come on! There's no reason! It's not track and field! You don't have to separate them! Robert De Niro's never said, "I better slow this acting down so Meryl Streep can catch up!" No! Not at all, man! If you want black people every year at the Oscars, just have black categories. Like: best black friend! And the winner for the 18th year in a row, is Wanda Sykes! "This is Wanda's 18th Black Oscar."Well here's the real question. The real question everybody wants to know in the world is: Is Hollywood racist? You know. You gotta go at that at the right way. Is it burning-cross racist? No. Is it "Fetch me some lemonade" racist? No! It's a different type of racist.Now I remember one night I was at a fundraiser for President Obama — lot of you were there. And you know it's me and all of Hollywood. And it's about four black people there. Me, uh let's see, Quincy Jones, Russell Simmons, Questlove — you know the usual suspects, right? And every black actor that wasn't working. Needless to say, Kev Hart was not there, OK?So at some point you get to take a picture with the president. And as they're setting up the picture, you get a little moment with the president. I'm like, "Mr. President, you see all these writers and producers and actors? They don't hire black people! And they're the nicest white people on Earth! They're liberals! Cheese!" That's right. Is Hollywood racist? You're damn right Hollywood's racist, but not the racist that you've grown accustomed to. Hollywood is sorority racist. It's like, "We like you Ronda, but your not a Kappa." That's how Hollywood is.But things are changing! Things are changing!?Yeah we got a Black Rocky this year. Some people call it?Creed, I call it "Black Rocky." And that's an unbelievable statement, cause?Rocky?takes place in a white world, where white athletes are as good as black athletes.?Rocky's a science fiction movie. There's things that happen in?Star Wars?that are more believable than things that happen in?Rocky, OK?But hey we're here to honor actors. We're here to honor film, you know. And there's a lot of snubs. But one of the biggest snubs no one's talking about: My favorite actor in the world is Paul Giamatti. Paul Giamatti I believe is the greatest actor in the world. Think about what Paul Giamatti has done the last couple of years. Last year he's in?12 years a Slave?— hates black people! This year he's in?Straight Outta Compton?— loves black people! Last year he's whipping Lupita [Nyong'o]. This year he's crying at Eazy-E's funeral! Now that's range!Ben Affleck can't do that! What I'm trying to say is it's not about boycotting anything — it's just, we want opportunity. We want the black actors to get the same opportunities as white actors — that's it! You know. Not just once. Leo gets a great part every year. All you guys get great parts all the time. What about the black actors? Look at Jamie Foxx. Jamie Foxx is one of the best actors in the world, man. Jamie Foxx — he is! Jamie Foxx was so good in?Ray?that they went to hospital and unplugged the real Ray Charles. It's like "We don't need two of these!" Everything's not about race, man.Another big thing tonight — somebody told me this — you're not allowed to ask women what they're wearing anymore. It's a whole thing: #AskHerMore. "You have to ask her more! You ask the men more!" Everything's not sexism, everything's not racism. They ask the men more because the men are all wearing the same outfits! Every guy in here is wearing the exact same thing! If George Clooney showed up with a lime green tux on, and a swan coming out of his ass, somebody would go, "Whatcha wearin', George!"Hey, welcome to the 88th Academy Awards!QuestionsHow does Chris Rock use humor to address the controversy about diversity in Hollywood?Find 3 specific jokes Chris Rock makes. What is the underlying message in each of them?How does Chris Rock use counterclaims in the monologue? Are they effective? Why or why not?Near the end of the monologue, Rock provides a solution to the problem.What is it and how can it be achieved?Chris Rock’s Controversial Asian Joke - Daily Mail article explaining the joke and NBA Star Jeremey Lin's response to it'When is this going to change?': NBA star Jeremy Lin tweets fury over Chris Rock's Asian joke at the OscarsIn the gag, Rock brought out three 'PriceWaterhouseCoopers accountants' to the stage who turned out to be just three Asian kids in suits?The joke was a reference to Asians being good at mathRock said that if anyone had a problem with the joke, they should just tweet about it on your phone, which was also 'made by these kids'?Lin tweeted in response: 'Seriously though, when is this going to change?!? Tired of it being "cool" and "ok" to bash Asians smh'?? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" COLLMAN FOR ?and?ASSOCIATED PRESSPUBLISHED:?14:27 GMT, 1 March 2016?|?UPDATED:?19:02 GMT, 1 March 2016Chris Rock was generally lauded for his performance hosting at the Oscars on Sunday, but one joke in particular wasn't a slam dunk in everyone's books.?Charlotte Hornets star Jeremy Lin has voiced his frustration with one of Rock's bits, in which he brought three Asian children out on stage to act as the ballot counters from accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers - a reference to the stereotype that Asians are good at math.'Seriously though, when is this going to change?!?' basketball star Lin tweeted on Monday about the controversial joke. 'Tired of it being "cool" and "ok" to bash Asians smh [shaking my head] #Oscars'And Lin was far from the only one to call Rock out for the gag.?+6Not laughing: Jeremy Lin (left at a basketball game on Friday) didn't find Chris Rock's (right at the Oscars) joke about Asians being smart at math funnyAngry: The Charlotte Hornets star wrote this tweet on Monday, asking 'when is this going to change?'Many called Rock a hypocrite for making a joke about Asian stereotypes when he spent his entire monologue taking Hollywood to task for its systemic racism towards black actors.?'I was shocked that Latinos and Asians and Native Americans were not a part of this conversation,' Felix Sanchez, chairman and co-founder of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, told the Associated Press. ??'They have this idea that the paradigm is still black-white and they need to expand the conversation. That it was so narrow is indefensible.'The all-white list of acting nominees led to widespread criticism in the weeks leading up to Sunday night's show and to the hashtag movement #OscarsSoWhite.?+6Rock invited three young Asian children (pictured) on to the stage at the Oscars and introduced them as 'PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants''If anybody's upset about that joke, just tweet about it on your phone, which was also made by these kids,' Rock said about the Asian gagRock was praised for introducing an unusual level of candor about race to the telecast, but his comments were almost exclusively about blacks, and the show overall made only brief references to other minorities.?'If anybody's upset about that joke, just tweet about it on your phone, which was also made by these kids,' Rock said about the Asian gag.Mee Moua, president and executive director of the Washington-based Asian Americans Advancing Justice, said in a statement Monday that the show was a setback for diversity.'Last night's ceremony, and particularly the "joke" involving Asian children, which played off more than one damaging stereotype of Asians and Asian Americans, exposed one of the failings of how we talk about race in America: race relations are not a black-white binary,' she said.Many viewers were unhappy with Rock's joke about Asians and voiced their outrage online Sunday night?'It is to all of our detriment to look at race narrowly. We need to work together to dismantle the systems that devalue the experiences of minority groups so we can see the tales of the diversity that have shaped our nation reflected accurately.'A publicist for Rock, Leslie Sloane, said Monday that he was unavailable for comment. And the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Letter to the Academy and Their Response About the JokeTo: Cheryl Boone Isaacs, President Dawn Hudson, CEO Members of the Board of Governors Reginald Hudlin and David HillDear Cheryl, Dawn, Members of the Board of Governors, Reginald and David:We are writing as Academy members of Asian descent to express our complete surprise and disappointment with the targeting of Asians at the 88th Oscars telecast and its perpetuation of racist stereotypes.In light of criticism over #OscarsSoWhite, we were hopeful that the telecast would provide the Academy a way forward and the chance to present a spectacular example of inclusion and diversity. Instead, the Oscars show was marred by a tone-deaf approach to its portrayal of Asians.We’d like to know how such tasteless and offensive skits could have happened and what process you have in place to preclude such unconscious or outright bias and racism toward any group in future Oscars telecasts.We look forward to hearing from you about this matter and about the concrete steps to ensure that all people are portrayed with dignity and respect.We are proud that the Oscars reach several hundred million people around the world of whom 60% are Asians and potential moviegoers.Sincerely,Don Hall, Sound Branch, John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, Academy Governor, 18 yearsFreida Lee Mock, Documentary Branch, Academy Award winner, Academy Governor, 6 yearsArthur Dong, Documentary Branch, Academy Award nominee, Academy Governor, 4 yearsAng Lee, Directors Branch, Two-time Academy Award winner?Chris Tashima, Shorts and Feature Animation Branch, Academy Award winner?Christine Choy, Documentary Branch, Academy Award nominee?David Magdael, Public Relations Branch?France Nuyen, Actors Branch?George Takei, Actors Branch?Janet Yang, Producers Branch?Jessica Yu, Documentary Branch, Academy Award winner AMPAS?Jodi Long, Actors Branch?Laura Kim, Public Relations Branch?Marcus Hu, Executives Branch?Maysie Hoy, Film Editors Branch?Nancy Kwan, Actors Branch?Peter Kwong, Actors Branch?Renee Tajima-Pena, Documentary Branch, Academy Award nominee?Rithy Panh, Documentary Branch, Academy Award nominee?Ruby Yang, Documentary Branch, Academy Award winner?Sandra Oh, Actors Branch?Steven Okazaki, Documentary Branch, Academy Award winner?Teddy Zee, Executives Branch?William Hoy, Film Editors Branch?Yung Chang, Documentary BranchResponseDear Friends and other concerned Academy members,Thank you for taking the time to voice your concerns about our 88th Oscar show, which are valid. We appreciate your perspective and take your points very seriously. It certainly was never the Academy’s intent to offend anyone.We are committed to doing our best to ensure that material in future Oscar telecasts be more culturally sensitive.It pains us that any aspect of the show was considered offensive, and I apologize for any hurt the skits caused.Our Awards Committee and Academy leadership will be exercising more oversight to make sure that concerns like yours are fully addressed.With warm regards,Dawn HudsonQuestionsWhat is the purpose of the original letter and how do the writers communicate their beliefs?What is the tone of the original letter and how to the writers achieve it?After watching the YouTube clip and thinking about the joke, do you agree or disagree with the content of the letter? Why?What is the tone of the response and how does the writer achieve it?Do you see a problem with the response? Does it sufficiently address the concerns in the original letter? Support your argument with relevant textual references.Thought Provoking Tweets to Prompt Further DiscussionTowards assessmentA Further Oral Activity seems fitting. You could look at various images, tweets, interviews, and more surrounding #OscarsSoWhite.? You could analyze the language and visuals in the text types studied and could do so in a variety of presentation formats.??Written Task One also provides a number of opportunities for creative exploration of ideas.? You could conduct an interview with Chris Rock where he analyzes and interprets his own jokes and what they are supposed to expose?? Perhaps you could write a transcript between two friends watching the telecast.? Maybe you could write an opinion editorial in a newspaper or blog as there was such wide media coverage of the event.? Powerful womenWhat do you associate with powerful women? How are these associations based on stereotypes that have been generated by the media. How do the media generate these stereotypes?How does the language of magazine covers help construct the stereotypes that we hold of powerful women? This will lead to an understanding of how the mass media use language to influence our understanding of power and gender, which ties in to the third?learning outcome for Part 2.?Who's the most powerful woman?Below you see six pictures of women on the covers of magazines. Rank them according to who appears most powerful. Try not to refer to your contextual understanding of the women. Only judge them by their appearances (only this once). Gender, power and magazine coversAsk yourself how the language of each magazine cover determines our understanding of gender and power through language. By language, consider the following devices that can be used to construct meaning on magazine covers. Analyze the use of these devices in constructing?body languagelightingfontcaricaturesettinginclusion of symbolsfacial expressionscolordress / clothinglayoutcopy (language of the text)Gender, power and magazine covers RankName of woman on magazine coverHow power or weakness is constructed through language and devices of magazine cover123456The stereotypeJudging by the language of magazine covers, there seem to be many unfavorable characteristics that we associate with powerful women. 'Icy', 'cold', 'distant', 'closed' are a few of the words that may have come up in your analysis of these images. Are these the definitive characteristics of powerful women? If so, how does that put women in a difficult position in life and on the work floor? Here are two questions that you can answer in light of the article below.How true are the stereotypes that Brenna Coleman presents in her blog?After watching the trailers for?Disclosure?and?The Proposal, do you think differently about your first answer??How do the magazine covers add to the stereotype that Brenna Coleman presents?Media Portrayal of WomenBrenna Coleman2010Common female stereotypes found in the media have a powerful influence over how society views women and how women view themselves.What is the media portrayal of women today and how does this impact how young girls perceive themselves? With programs such as ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘Flavor of Love’ showing a dozen women competing for the attention of one man, often using their sexuality, magazine ads displaying a half-naked female body to sell a fragrance or cosmetic product, and television commercials highlighting a woman's thigh and butt to sell sneakers, it may be difficult for society not to be influenced by the overwhelming message to objectify women.Negative Female Stereotypes […]When a woman is in a position of power, such as the rare female boss portrayed in?The Proposal?with Sandra Bullock, or?Disclosure?with Demi Moore, she tends to be a cold-hearted, detached career woman with sociopathic tendencies. This sends the message that a powerful woman sacrifices a healthy relationship, family, and possibly even her sanity to be extremely successful at her career. For the young girl who dreams to run a company, or become a famous journalist, astronaut, or scientist, the media does not provide enough models for her to look to for encouragement and inspiration.Towards assessmentWritten task 1 -?After studying several magazine covers from different magazines, you may want to turn your focus to one specific magazine. Find out how one magazine, such as Vogue or Fortune stereotypes women by looking at more of their covers. If you notice a trend, you can write a letter to the editor, commenting on their use of image, copy and headings to reinforce stereotypes. ?Further oral activity -?Have a discussion with a classmate in which you rank and analyze several magazine covers. Each of you can say why you agree or disagree that a particular cover reinforces the stereotype of women and power.? ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download