MULTICULTURAL FILM HUM 3321 MIDTERM FINAL REVIEW 1 CONCEPTS a ISA Ideological State Apparatus An organization not a person that propagates the ideologies of the hegemonic force through means of social and psychological effects i You are taught to believe that the hegemony s ideas are the best and should be supported ii Examples church school media books family government b RSA Repressive State Apparatus An organization not a person that enforces the ideologies of hegemony through the use of violence or force i There are the groups that make sure you follow the laws of the ruling power ii Less effective means of staying in power iii Examples police military court system prison c Ideology System of ideas i Example certain religions have an ideology about gender compliments of men d Hegemony Ruling social political and cultural forces i Example in our culture middle upper class moderate white e Meritocracy myth Meritocracy system in which people get ahead males WASP according to their merit i The impact of merit on economic outcomes is overestimated ii Merit is partly a product of environment and social conditions iii Factors unrelated to merit neutralize or negate the effects of individual merit f Imagine community coined by Anderson different from an actual community because it is not based on everyday interaction i For example Anderson believes that a nation is a socially ii constructed community imagined by the people who perceive themselves as a part of the group Imagined because the members of even the smallest nation will never know most of their fellow members yet in the mind of each lives the image of their communication g Stereotypes defined as conventional formulaic and usually oversimplified conception opinion or belief a person group event or issue considered to typify or conform to an unvarying pattern i They re inflexible they do not adequately describe the complexities of the real world instead merely summarizing it in the broadest simplest terms h Arab stereotypes i Sheik rich pursuing power and wealth Western women ii Maidens mute subservient erotic belly dancers queens or princesses iii Egyptians violent poverty stricken mummies iv Palestinians portrayed as terrorists i African American stereotypes i Brute black savage man hideous who target helpless victims ii Criminal black man iii Coon abbreviation for raccoon young black man who disrespects whites iv Time black males that are faithful happy servants v Mammy black women who were content and happy as slaves vi vii Sapphire black women as rude loud stubborn and Jezebel black women as erotic by nature overbearing viii Angry black women fraud or manipulation ix Welfare queen people accused for welfare payments through x Picaninny black children portrayed as nameless buffoons running towards fried chicken xi Tragic mulatto xii Magical negro has special powers to help white protagonists j Hays production code code produced when transitioning from silent to talking films i No picture shall be produced that will lower the moral standards of viewers hence the sympathy of the audience should never sympathize the side of crime wrongdoing evil or sin ii A very conservative way of producing film moral obligation k Gender theory Field of study that is devoted to the gender identity and gender representation l Components of masculinity m Microaggressions Subtle stunning often automatic and non verbal exchanges which are put downs often unconsciously delivered in the form of subtle snubs or dismissive looks gestures and tones i Microassault ii Microinsult iii Microinvalidation n White privilege Set of social privileges that white people argued to benefit from beyond those commonly experienced by people of color in the same social political or economical space i Denotes obvious and non obvious unspoken advantages that whites might not recognize o The other individual who is perceived by the group as not belonging or as being different in some fundamental way The group sees itself as the norm and judges those who do not meet that norm i Example a different race p Gender roles defines as a set of social and behavioral norms that are generally considered appropriate for either a man or a woman in social or interpersonal relationship 2 DEFINITIONS i Differ based on cultural historical context q Heteronormative the normative and normalizing power in heterosexuality in representation subjectivity legality and discipline r LGBTQ lesbian gay bisexual transgender questioning s Feminism describes a political cultural or economic movement aimed at establishing equal rights and legal protection for women t Sexuality A person s sexual orientation or preference u Class system of ordering a society in which people are divided into sets based perceived social or economic status v Race each of the major divisions human kind based on physical characteristics such as color creeds ethnicity culture language history etc a Multiculturalism affirms the worth of different types of culture and cultural groups Kellner domination i Cultural studies analyze hegemonic or ruling forces of ii Seeks counterhegemonic forces of resistance and struggle b Language film language is all the techniques filmmakers use to tell a story on the screen including camera distance angle and movement editing and sound c Representation the description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way or as being or a certain nature i Pertaining to film gender race and class are represented by their stereotypes d Film noir subjects come from the underworld of pulp fiction Usually deal with crime or criminal actions that disturb disorientate or induce anxiety in the viewer e Nationalism no scientific definition i It would compromise the idea of repeatability and predictability among other things f Femme fatale an attractive seductive woman who will ultimately bring disaster to a man that falls for her g Spider woman dress defines the woman long hair make up and jewelry sexual nature i Expressed by self absorber narcissism ii Self interest rather than devotion to a man iii She is not to be trusted h Nurturing woman Juxtaposed against the femme fatale she is viewed by the film noir man as boring i Bechdel test a test that is basic gauge to measure a woman s relevance to a film s plot i Generally used to access female presence in Hollywood ii Movie has to have 2 or more women in it that have to have names that talk to each other about something other than a man 3 GENRES j
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