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Hbo Series Girls And Insecure’S Depiction Of Race And Gender, Kimberley Peterson
Hbo Series Girls And Insecure’S Depiction Of Race And Gender, Kimberley Peterson
Honors College Theses
In this research study the identification and representation of race and gender were looked at in the primetime HBO television series Insecure and Girls. The characters that were analyzed in two episodes were the young black women of Insecure and in two episodes the young white women in Girls. The method for this study was conducted using content analysis to identify the following variables focusing on identity, racial stereotypes and names used to address one another. Additionally, variables to identify gender included emotional approaches to situations, stereotypes and gender role expectations. The comprehensive findings revealed through similarities and differences …
Race In Romance: Racialized Femininity And Intimacy Between Asian Female And Non-Asian Male, Minju Kim
Race In Romance: Racialized Femininity And Intimacy Between Asian Female And Non-Asian Male, Minju Kim
Media and Cultural Studies Honors Projects
The film “Racing Romance” is a study of Asian female and non-Asian male intimacy. The film is based on an understanding that intimacy, desire and love are critical parts of one’s self-identification, while these desires are inevitably influenced by the historical and social contexts of race to varying degrees. There has been a limited academic interest in the female agency of Asian women in interracial intimacy. Too often, interracial marriages and relationships are simply celebrated as part of multiculturalism or anti-racism, without getting proper attention to the subtleties of racial and gendered dynamics that influence both members of the relationship. …