scholarly journals Constructing masculinity: Analysis of Asian Male Representation in American Film

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Wong ◽  
John Shiga
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Coming Of Age ◽  
The United States ◽  
American Cinema ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Box Office ◽  
The World ◽  
Asian Male ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Ethnicity And Gender

In an age of technology, screens are all around us and hold great power in the shaping of public opinion and thought. The United States of America is the largest film industry in the world in terms of global box office revenue. Statistics show that in 2018, the United States had a gross box office revenue of 11.08 billion US dollars making it the leading film market in the world (Watson, 2019). American cinema has a strong influence on society’s notion of identity and what is accepted as the norm. This major research paper (MRP) uses a critical analysis of popular romantic comedies and coming of age films over the past four decades to explore the portrayal of masculinity as represented in Asian male characters within American cinema. Through the analysis of the films Sixteen Candles (1984), Joy Luck Club (1993), and Crazy Rich Asians (2018), I explore the traditional representation of hegemonic masculinity, the common elements of dominant portrayals of Asian men in American cinema, and how these portrayals have changed over time. This study examines the intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender drawing from a theoretical framework based on concepts of power and hegemony which shape mainstream notions of what being a man in society “really” means.

scholarly journals Constructing masculinity: Analysis of Asian Male Representation in American Film

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Wong ◽  
John Shiga
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Coming Of Age ◽  
The United States ◽  
American Cinema ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Box Office ◽  
The World ◽  
Asian Male ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Ethnicity And Gender

In an age of technology, screens are all around us and hold great power in the shaping of public opinion and thought. The United States of America is the largest film industry in the world in terms of global box office revenue. Statistics show that in 2018, the United States had a gross box office revenue of 11.08 billion US dollars making it the leading film market in the world (Watson, 2019). American cinema has a strong influence on society’s notion of identity and what is accepted as the norm. This major research paper (MRP) uses a critical analysis of popular romantic comedies and coming of age films over the past four decades to explore the portrayal of masculinity as represented in Asian male characters within American cinema. Through the analysis of the films Sixteen Candles (1984), Joy Luck Club (1993), and Crazy Rich Asians (2018), I explore the traditional representation of hegemonic masculinity, the common elements of dominant portrayals of Asian men in American cinema, and how these portrayals have changed over time. This study examines the intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender drawing from a theoretical framework based on concepts of power and hegemony which shape mainstream notions of what being a man in society “really” means.

Structured Inequality in the United States: Discussions on the Continuing Significance of Race, Ethnicity and Gender

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 266
Author(s):  
Jeralynn Sittig Cossman ◽  
Adalberto Aguirre ◽  
David V. Baker
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Ethnicity And Gender

A global therapeutic recreation discussion: An overview from Rimini, Italy

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miklos Banhidi, PhD ◽  
Fran Stavola Daly, EdD, CTRS ◽  
Eduardo De Paula Azzine, MS ◽  
Rodney B. Dieser, PhD ◽  
Shannon Hebblethwaite, PhD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
The United States ◽  
Therapeutic Recreation ◽  
National Council ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Leisure Education ◽  
Academic Labor ◽  
The World ◽  
And Gender

The 2012 World Leisure Congress (hosted by the World Leisure Organization) took place in Rimini, Italy, from September 30 to October 3. The World Leisure Organization currently has 12 global commissions on various topics (eg, children and youth, leisure education, tourism and the environment, and women and gender), which is focused on having global interactions and discussions related to the three main objectives of research, information dissemination, and advocacy.1 The purpose of this article is to summarize the World Leisure Commission on Accessibility and Inclusion academic labor related to the topic of global therapeutic recreation. To this end, the question at hand for this global commission to discuss was as follows: Is the United States National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) an appropriate credentialing framework for professionals in different countries who are dedicated to working with people with disabilities/special needs in the area of accessibility, inclusion, and therapeutic recreation? The purpose of this article is to share, to the wider United States therapeutic recreation profession, responses and thoughts of members of the global therapeutic recreation commission.

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