Sökning: "Colourism"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade ordet Colourism.

  1. 1. The Stains of Colourism and Shame : An Exploration into Toni Morrison's novel God Help the Child 

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Författare :Juliette Thompson; [2020]
    Nyckelord :self-esteem; racist shaming; colourism; passing; internalised racism and coping mechanisms;

    Sammanfattning : In this essay we will analyse Toni Morrison’s God Help the Child (2015), to show how colourism and racist shaming, an ordeal that began with slavery, has continued to affect the lives of the characters Sweetness and her daughter Bride, two black women living in America. These negative ideologies, which are pervasive in American society, have been internalised and created a low self-esteem in both characters. LÄS MER

  3. 2. An Exploratory Study on how Artificial Intelligence could help Resolve the Issue of Whitewashing Hollywood Films

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Författare :Lotta Matleena Luukka; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Racial minorities in film; whitewashing in film; colourism in media; diverse film casts; effects of whitewashing in film; artificial intelligence bias; bias film auditions; regulation of artificial intelligence;

    Sammanfattning : Whitewashing and colourism is prevalent in the Hollywood film industry due to decades of institutional racism, unconscious and implicit bias of professionals in the industry combined with the misconceptions of the success factors in film. This study will explore the capabilities of artificial intelligence helping the industry professionals of Hollywood film fight against whitewashing. LÄS MER