Film+Genres

=Film Genres as a Function of Culture and Race= A Moderated Conversation About Race and Culture in Film

November 30, 2011 9-11 a.m. EST Hosted by Avonworth High School

Moderated by Carl Kurlander Executive Producer, Steeltown Entertainment Project Senior Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh "Steeltown Film Factory" kicks off November 9th at Regent Square as part of the Three Rivers Film Festival (www.steeltownfilmfactory.org) and the next Take A Shot At Changing The World Contest for middle school and high school students www.takeashotcontest.org.

Articles
Gender Stereotypes: An Analysis of Popular Films and TV @http://www.thegeenadavisinstitute.org/downloads/GDIGM_Gender_Stereotypes.pdf

Bollywood and Gender Equality @http://www.chowk.com/Arts/Short-Stories/Bollywood-and-Gender-Equality

Film Clips - Race in Film
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Film as a Function of Gender

 * 1. How do the dynamics of heterosexual relationships within the film promote gender roles? ||
 * 2. How to the physical and personality attributes of the characters in the film support gender stereotypes? ||
 * 3. Does this film reinforce or satirize gender roles? ||
 * 4. What is inferred about masculinity? ||
 * 5. What is inferred about femininity? ||
 * 6. Would the target audience come away with stereotypes or a more flexible world view? ||

**Film as a Function of Culture**
Stereotypical? || relationships within the film promote cultural stereotypes? ||
 * 1. In what ways are the cultural depictions of characters accurate?
 * 2. How do the dynamics of character actions/
 * 3. How to the physical and personality attributes of the characters in the film support cultural stereotypes? ||
 * 4. Does this film reinforce or satirize culture bias? ||
 * 5. Would the target audience come away with stereotypes or a more flexible world view? ||

Points for Further Discussion
Use the film clips as the basis for your response to each of the following questions. Then elaborate! A. Should the film industry of a country be more responsible in its portrayal of the traditional and conventional society? B. Can you think of events in history which were influenced by stereotypes C. How can the media help to reduce stereotypes? D. What do you think an individual can do to reduce bias and stereotypes? E. Do children learn ethic and social contact through mass media?