Saturday, October 30, 2010

Television

Length: 5:06
Description: A compilation of Disney clips that depict a multitude of racial stereotypes that were prevalent in cartoons and movies at the time.
Chapter 6: Movies, Chapter 9: Television
Question: What kind of insight can the media give about a certain time period in a society's history?
Answer: The culture values of a society are always reflected in the media, and thus it is through the study of this media that one can make inferences about the conditions present during that time period.

1 comment:

  1. Yuck. Disney still uses characters with accents as stereotypes.

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