Question 1

Actors of color rarely get industry acclaim for their work in the form of Oscar nominations and awards, which is what inspired the #OscarsSoWhite movement in 2015 and 2016.

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The #OscarsSoWhite movement was specifically about the lack of recognition for actors of color in the industry, particularly in the form of nominations and awards at the Academy Awards.

Question 2

Describe the primary sociological perspectives on race and popular culture: functionalism, conflict theory, and hegemony. What is Contemporary Cultural Studies and how does it differ and expand on these theories?

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Question 3

Racial imagery in film and television have both contributed to the invisibility of racial/ethnic minorities and helped perpetuate racial/ethnic stereotypes. Provide two examples of each.

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Question 4

Describe in detail the stereotypical portrayals of African Americans in Hollywood film history, including the "magical negro." Describe the impact of The Birth of a Nation (1915) film and how it contributed to racism in America.

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Question 5

Describe three negative portrayals of Arabs in print and visual media. How does this portrayal compare to Asian images in media?

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Question 6

There is some evidence that new media, such as user-generated content and video games, both proliferate stereotypic images of racial/ethnic minorities and hold potential for empowered racial/ethnic minority group representation. Provide evidence of both for user-generated content websites and video games.

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Question 7

Describe how music has been a form of resistance for subordinate groups in U.S. culture, in particular describe the role of blues, jazz, and rap music.

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Question 8

What role did music play in the Civil Rights Movement? Describe its impact from a functionalist perspective.

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Question 9

Describe the relationship between race and public history. Provide several examples of how racial/ethnic discrimination is represented in public history sites in the U.S. How is the Alamo often represented in public history?

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Question 10

Describe the representation of Native American imagery in film and television. Describe examples of how public history, and thereby collective memory, has tried to ignore the Native American experience. How have Native Americans resisted?

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Quiz 11: Race in the Cultural Imagination