You should be attempting to comment on all of these race theories in your representation essay.
Ethnicity Theory - Dangerous, Piteous, Humourous, Exotic - Alvarado 1987
Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies and Bucks - Donald Bogle 1973
Race the Floating Signifier - Stuart Hall 1997
Marxism (race is an irrelevant factor introduced to divide the masses)
White Theory - Whiteness is seen as equivalent to 'otherness', not a race in its own right.
Narrative of Passing - A film phenomenon where traditionally black characters tried to 'pass' as white, but were eventually usually 'punished' in some way for denying their ethnicity.
Stereotyping - People of a racial minority carry certain stereotypical traits.
Fetishisation - Physical features are accentuated
Countertyping - A character is seen as opposite to the stereotype, almost as if this is the best that they can be. Sometimes can be racist within itself (think Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
Try to mention some of these, and how they appear in your modern texts. You are all boss at writing essays. Just go for it!!!
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