Intersectionality of Gender and Race in Asian Female Images: A Qualitative Content Analysis of U.S. Advertising Representation of Asian Women - Softcover

Bai, Xueying

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3848488752 ISBN 13: 9783848488759

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

This study is a qualitative content analysis that examines Asian female images in fashion advertisements seen in Vogue from 2008 to 2010. The study employs theories from feminism, gender sociology and media to investigate how and why Asian women have been constructed in a gendered and racialized manner in U.S. advertising. Five categories of Asian female images are generated in this study and findings show that the historically dominant “lotus blossom” and “dragon lady” images of Asian women have cast considerable influence on contemporary fashion advertising. Asian women are not only gendered that legitimizes male dominance and gender hegemony, but also racialized to reinterpret the historical Orientalism embedded in American colonialism that perpetuates the racial hierarchy. This study has significance in exploring media ethics in terms of media impact on “victims” and society. It also calls for Asian women’s agency to break away from the stereotypes and bring about social change. Meanwhile, this study has implications for media literacy educators and media practitioners to sensitize themselves of the gender and racial relations in the United States.

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About the Author

Xueying Bai, Master of Arts in Mass Communications: graduated from University of Florida. Bachelor of Arts in English Studies, Dalian University of Foreign Languages, China. Started career as Communications Coordinator at Traders Hotels, Shenyang. Currently working as Personal Assistant to General Manager at DoubleTree by Hilton Shenyang.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3848488752
• ISBN 13: 9783848488759
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88