COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Minorities on the Screen: How Post-Apocalyptic Hollywood Movies and TV Shows Diversify Minority Communities
Creator:
Han, Mijin
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Film and Television
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Film and Television
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
"This thesis focuses on how post-apocalyptic Hollywood movies and TV shows diversify
minority communities, specifically on the representation of the Asian characters. I will
discuss recent issues of its limitation on representing diversity of the Asian community in
Hollywood, and analyze how the post-apocalyptic genre can be beneficial for casting
minority characters outside of their stereotypes. The aim of this thesis is to study racial
problems in the Hollywood industry and how filmmakers can improve upon the lack of
representation of minorities."
minority communities, specifically on the representation of the Asian characters. I will
discuss recent issues of its limitation on representing diversity of the Asian community in
Hollywood, and analyze how the post-apocalyptic genre can be beneficial for casting
minority characters outside of their stereotypes. The aim of this thesis is to study racial
problems in the Hollywood industry and how filmmakers can improve upon the lack of
representation of minorities."
Abstract:
*Includes the short film "Kim's," about the relationship between a 10-year-old Korean American boy and his father
Abstract:
*Keywords: Asian American, post-apocalyptic, Hollywood, stereotype, representation
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design (Atlanta)
Date:
2019-11
Format:
PDF : 21 pages + 1 film (approximately 9 min.) : WMV, sound, color