AMCULT214 Final Exam Terms

Ideology

System of beliefs that form a world view, way of understanding society as it is or as it should be

Dominant Ideology

Ideology that is so naturalized it becomes common sense (capitalism, private property)

Ideologue

A person strongly committed to an ideology (Trump)

Narrative Scarcity

Very few representations of a group, leads to burdens

Narrative Plentitude

Many representations, characters don’t carry burdens

Stereotype

Oversimplified, preconceived idea about a group

Lotus Blossom

passive, submissive, self-sacrificing, caring/service to white men

Dragon Lady

Domineering, deceitful, mysterious, scheming, sexually alluring

Yellow face

White performers use makeup/prosthetics to play Asian roles

Whitewashing

White actors cast for roles meant for people of color (Ghost in the Shell Scarlett Johansson)

Token Character

Character from underrepresented group with limited complexity

Messianic Visibility

Belief that seeing ones self in media equals real change

3 types of capital

Financial, cultural, social

Commodity

Economic good, usually a resource

Chinese Restaurant Syndrome

Racist claims of bad symptoms from Chinese restaurants and MSG

Area Studies Programs

Study and “produce intelligence” about Asian parts of the globe

Militourism

Military forces help sustain tourist industry, tourist industry hides military behind it

Fulbright Program

Postwar US exchange programs promoting international understanding, form of control

Cultural Diplomacy & Soft Power

Influence other countries through culture, not force

Culinary Tourism

Changed Thai food and culture and pushed Thais into service based economy

Ethnic Enclave

Geographic area where immigrants work in businesses to serve their ethnic community

3 Prerequisites of Ethnic Enclaves

Entrepreneurship skills, capital, labor

Familial Wealth

Woman entrepreneurs gain beyond money through community and child care

Geographic Determinism

Problematic idea that climate produces race over time

Thermal Colonialism

Colonizers use temperature and climate to reshape land for settlement and impose their ideas of comfort, normality and civilization