Stereotypes in Blockbusters: An examination of Asian Characters in Top Box Office American Films

Jiawei TU; Xing LIU

Stereotypes in Blockbusters: An examination of Asian Characters in Top Box Office American Films

Jiawei TU
, Xing LIU

Department of Media and Communication

Research output: Conference Papers › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (without host publication) › peer-review

Abstract

This study is an up-to-date investigation on how Asians are portrayed in American films. Top 10 American gross income films of each year from 2000 to 2009 were analyzed. Asian characters in the 100 films were examined from four dimensions: images, romantic relationships, costumes and accents. The findings have demonstrated that Asians are not completely annihilated but symbolic trivialized; the Asian stereotypes still exist in the top box office films.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 9 Aug 2012
Event	Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference - Chicago, United States Duration: 9 Aug 2012 → 12 Aug 2012

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Conference	Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference
Place	United States
City	Chicago
Period	9/08/12 → 12/08/12

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Stereotypes in Blockbusters: An examination of Asian Characters in Top Box Office American Films

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