This thesis considers the meaning and significance of portraying minorities in film. After a short discussion of existing Zainichi cinema, literature on film and gender and intersectionality, the...Show moreThis thesis considers the meaning and significance of portraying minorities in film. After a short discussion of existing Zainichi cinema, literature on film and gender and intersectionality, the thesis zooms in on Yakiniku Dragon (2018) and the way the film deals with Zainichi identity through the exploration of a few scenes and the analysis of Yakiniku Dragon’s script. Yakiniku Dragon’s underlying gender portrayals has implications for the way Zainichi experiences are perceived and has implications for Zainichi women in particular. The analysis of Yakiniku Dragon’s imagery and script sheds light on how gendered labor divisions and a different attribution of themes to different genders excludes Zainichi Korean women’s voices and experiences from Zainichi nationalism or empowerment discourses.Show less
This thesis focuses on the representation of ethnic minorities in official images in the People's Republic of China (PRC) during Mao's chairmanship (1949-1976) and 2018-2019. Representation of...Show moreThis thesis focuses on the representation of ethnic minorities in official images in the People's Republic of China (PRC) during Mao's chairmanship (1949-1976) and 2018-2019. Representation of ethnic minorities in the PRC has been researched before, but most of this research was focused on solely one time period. By studying two different time periods, the development of the representation through time is made visible which can provide insights regarding future development. Since the PRC's government controls almost all information outlets within the country, the analyzed images (propaganda posters and newspaper images) representing Chinese ethnic minorities therefore reflect the government's official discourse of these people. The results of this research show that the official discourse of ethnic minorities in the PRC has remained relatively similar. Ethnic minorities are portrayed in images from both times as less civilized, more backward, more exotic and inferior to their Han counterparts.Show less
Literature allows us to experience the world through different eyes, walk through faraway lands and live a life vastly different from our own, if only for a short while. Not even teenagers are...Show moreLiterature allows us to experience the world through different eyes, walk through faraway lands and live a life vastly different from our own, if only for a short while. Not even teenagers are immune to its lure, as shown by the success of youth literature throughout the world. While sales figures of this young branch of literature are astounding, it is also worth delving into its contents. Shown by websites such as The Brown Bookshelf, the Children’s Book Council Diversity Initiative and the #WeNeedDiverseBooks Campaign, there is an ongoing debate on the importance of diversity and representation of minority groups in youth literature, as people wonder what it means when our classrooms are more diverse than the characters in our youth literature. What happens if we bring this debate to China? While China is almost as large as the European continent, it is easy to mistake it for a homogenous country. In truth, China has a hugely diverse population, which begs the questions: is this diversity reflected in its just as hugely popular youth literature? When discussing minority groups in China, the first to spring to mind are the 55 ethnic minority groups. Though they make up less than 10% of the total population, combined they still account for more than a hundred million people. Their representation in Chinese youth literature will be the focus of this thesis. The first chapter will examine the current state of contemporary Chinese youth literature and how it has developed. In the second chapter, I will take a closer look at the problematic nature and context of ethnic minority groups and ethnic representation in China. The third chapter will introduce the five youth literature novels that will be the focus of this research, and a thorough discussion of the ethnic representation in these five novels will be featured in the fourth and last chapter. The main research question is: how are ethnic minority groups represented in contemporary Chinese youth literature?Show less
Aim. The aim of the present study is to investigate the influence of Moroccan ethnicity on the relationship between implicit and explicit self-esteem and psychopathic traits among adolescents in...Show moreAim. The aim of the present study is to investigate the influence of Moroccan ethnicity on the relationship between implicit and explicit self-esteem and psychopathic traits among adolescents in the age of 12 to 17 years old, when corrected for gender and SES. The results can underpin significant factors that influence the developmental pathways of psychopathic traits. Method. Thee-hundred and thirty-one lower secondary school children in the Netherlands of Dutch or Moroccan ethnicity filled in an anonymous digitized questionnaire. Measures used were the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (IPY), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SRES) and the Family Affluence Scale III (FAS III), as well as the Implicit Association Task–Self Esteem (IAT-self-esteem). Parents were asked permission for participation. The data was collected by convenience based sampling. Results. The research shows that Moroccan ethnicity influences the relationship between implicit, but not explicit self-esteem and psychopathic traits regardless of SES and gender. This is not the case for Dutch ethnicity. This research also shows that boys have a higher prevalence for psychopathic traits than girls. These finding shows no difference between low and high SES and psychopathic traits. Discussion. The study is a first step towards recognition of risk situations that influence the development of secondary psychopathic traits in Moroccan Adolescents. Although Moroccan adolescents seem to differ from Dutch peers regarding the developmental pathways of psychopathic traits, more research is required. To provide effective treatment programs future research should focus on the specific development of psychopathic traits in girls and ethnic minorities.Show less
