construction of asian american women through the careers of lucy liu and kelly hu
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Construction of Asian American Women Through the Careers of Lucy Liu and Kelly Hu
Vivian HoaCMC 200
May 6, 2013
Big Five
Topic: construction of Asian American women on television and film
Focus: careers of Asian American actress Lucy Liu and Kelly Hu
Methods: content & discourse analysis
Target of Analysis: 11 films and TV shows from Lucy Liu and Kelly Hu (each)
Goals: find if Asian American actresses can progress out of stereotypical roles
Discourse Analysis
LUCY LIU “the gender-blind and
color-blind casting of the Watson role adds another new element to the chemistry” - Elementary
“mean and selfish career woman who is ready to do anything in order to [succeed]” – Alley McBeal
“a collection of racial stereotypes” - Payback
KELLY HU “Kelly Hu is beautiful
but can't act” – The Tournament
“weird accent” – The Tournament
“arguably one of the planet earths [sic] best looking people” – Shanghai Kiss
“talented moves” – Martial Law
Discussion
Race is a continuing factor on screen & in the careers of both actresses Interwoven in script as character
background Reviews barely comment on
stereotypical roles or Asian markers in film or TV show
Future research should expand the number of actresses while looking into different mediums (cartoons, anime, video games, etc.)