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The Race Issue - Researching Diversity and Representation of Race in Contemporary Fashion Editorials
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS).
2018 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis [Artistic work]
Abstract [en]

The purpose of this research is to examine the diversity and representation of models of color in ELLE US’ 2017 fashion editorials. As the purpose is twofold, so is the methodological approach, which looks at the material through both a quantitative content analysis and a qualitative visual analysis. Theoretically, the analyses are grounded in postcolonialism, representation and the concept of new racism. To discuss medias’ influence on audiences, the theory also presents related research on this subject. Illustrating a statistical lack of diversity, as well as tendencies of stereotypical representations, the research indicates a postcolonial discourse in ELLE’s content – results that are problematic both in relation to racial equality and to the socially constructed beauty-ideals that ELLE takes part in creating.

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Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle , 2018. , p. 42
Keywords [en]
Racial Diversity, Representation, Race, Stereotyping, Beauty-ideals, Discourse, Fashion Editorial, Postcolonialism, Symbolic Annihilation, Tokenism, New Racism
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Arts
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22734Local ID: 26326OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-22734DiVA, id: diva2:1482666
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KS K3 Visuell kommunikation
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Available from: 2020-10-27 Created: 2020-10-27 Last updated: 2024-05-16Bibliographically approved

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