This Discussion assignments requires viewing the Latinos Beyond the Reel documentary. In Latinos Beyond Reel, filmmakers Miguel Picker and Chyng Sun examine how US news and entertainment media portray — and do not portray — Latinos. Drawing on the insights of Latino scholars, journalists, community leaders, actors, directors, and producers, they uncover a pattern of gross misrepresentation and gross under-representation — a world in which Latinos tend to appear, if at all, as gangsters and Mexican bandits, harlots and prostitutes, drug dealers and welfare-leeching illegals. The film challenges viewers to think critically about the wide-ranging effects of these media stereotypes, and to envision alternative representations and models of production more capable of capturing the humanity and diversity of real Latinos.
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Explain with specific examples from the documentary how are Latinos portrayed in TV, Media, Movies in Latinos Beyond the Reel?
What impact does this portrayal have of how non-Latinos and Latinos viewers see and/or think about Latinos outside of film and entertainment?
What impact does the absence and/or under-representation of Latinos have on non-Latinos and Latinos viewers see and/or think about Latinos outside of film and entertainment?
What are your thoughts? How did this documentary make you feel? What can you do about it?
What else caught your attention?
