Author Archives: Multiculturalism and Media

When one thinks of the transitions and changes from fifty years ago, how significant are those thoughts? Maybe those thoughts drift back to the space movement, assassinations or even the Apollo 8. Maybe what you haven’t taken into consideration is the growth and impact social media and technology has bestowed upon generations for now andContinue reading “Abilities and disabilities – Otherness, transformation, and change”

Growing up as a child, the thought of being a superhero to some was always one of the most exciting things you could be. The idea of an eye-catching outfit, inhuman superpowers and the role of being someone for others to look up to was always an idea that sounded too good to be true.Continue reading “Femininity, symbols, values, and norms”

When one thinks of movies and characters we see on the big screen, we visualize our favorite television shows, such as Friends, Glee, Big Bang Theory, Full House or even movies such as The Notebook or Titanic- but what do all these shows and movies have in common? The leading roles are consistently being playedContinue reading “Roles in Cinematic History”

In today’s society, heroic power and masculinity may typically often fall hand-in-hand in the stories or movies we are told or taught from a young age. In all the stories of the heroes, more often than not, the hero tends to be a male. The role of the hero matches the description as any otherContinue reading “Identity and Social Roles”

Ideologies are  present in almost everything. It is not something we choose to adapt or dismiss. Ideologies are something that exist predetermined when we are born. This is something Stuart Hall touches on in his writing titled, The Whites of Their Eyes. We use ideologies to understand and have others make sense of us. HallContinue reading “Ideologies and Change”

What is a hero? It could be a comic book superhero, a parent, or even yourself. How do we determine who is a hero and who is not? Most people would argue superman is definitely a hero. He fits the stereotype and the archetype of what society considers a hero to look like and behave.Continue reading “Stereotypes”