This essay analyzes and puts research into the representation of ethnicities in successful films of the years 2001 and 2021, according to Box Office. The goal with this essay is to put additional knowledge about this subject and to shed additional light on how ethnicities are represented in films. With the increase in discussion about who gets casted in films and what ethnicity should get casted, as with the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite and #HollywoodSoWhite. The results in this study show that there is a minor increase in representation of non-white ethnicities, when comparing financially successful films from 2001 and 2021. Even if there is a minor increase, the large majority is still of white ethnicity. The analysis is using a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative analysis in its collection of data. This study is also based on previous research by Arhusen, R and Olsson, F. A study that analyzed diversity in films produced by Netflix during the year 2016 and the year 2023.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-127615 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Arhusen, Richard, Olsson, Fredrik |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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