Essays about: "Asian stereotypes"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Asian stereotypes.
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1. Bad Bitch, White Witch : A Study of the Crossover Star Personas of Supermodel-Actors Devon Aoki and Abbey Lee
University essay from Stockholms universitet/FilmvetenskapAbstract : While it is very common for supermodels to make the occasional foray into cinematic performance, and some of them manage to turn these forays into full-time careers in acting, it is very rare that supermodel-actors are afforded any academic attention. This thesis seeks to change this through a case study of two supermodel-actors: Devon Aoki and Abbey Lee. READ MORE
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2. Neither victim nor fetish : ‘Asian’ women and the effects of racialization in the Swedish context
University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om migration, etnicitet och samhälleAbstract : People who are racialized in Sweden as ‘Asian’—a panethnic category—come from different countries or ethnic backgrounds and yet, often face similar, gender-specific forms of discrimination which have a significant impact on their whole lives. This thesis centres women who are racialized as 'Asian', focusing on how their racialization affects, and is shaped by, their social, professional and intimate relationships, and their interactions with others—in particular, with white majority Swedes, but also other ethnic minorities. READ MORE
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3. Hierarki och hägnutnyttjande hos Asiatisk vildhund (Cuon alpinus) på Nordens Ark
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus), or Dhole, is a medium sized canid, and currently the most endangered carnivore in all of Asia. The species is divided into a northern and a southern group, with eleven subspecies, and populations of the species exist in scattered and broken up habitats across several Southeast Asian countries. READ MORE
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4. Beteendebudget och hägnutnyttjande hos jaguarer (Panthera onca) på Parken Zoo i Sverige
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The staff at Parken Zoo in Sweden have noticed that their jaguars are performing stereotypic behaviour. This behaviour has been seen performed mostly by the male but it can be performed by the females too. The staff have seen tendencies that the zoo’s Asian lions may have an effect on the male jaguar’s pacing behaviour. READ MORE
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5. Subverting stereotypes and surpassing disregard: a case study of Asian Americans' self and group representation on YouTube
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : This dissertation explores the development of Asian American YouTube channels. Since the mainstream media are not offering any characters which are a fair representation of Asians, YouTube has become an outlet for Asian Americans to represent themselves. READ MORE
