Hollywood and the Representation of the Otherness. A Historical Analysis of the Role Played by the American Cinema in Spotting Enemies to Vilify

Journal Title: index.comunicación - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 1

Abstract

Hollywood has played a decisive role in shaping the recent and short history of its founding country, the United States. This paper explores the representation of peoples outside the Western standard in Hollywood movies from the late 1960s to the late 1990s; ultimately aiming at spotting recurrences in the portrayal of Others, especially in vilifying terms, that were systematically settled in Hollywood’s imagery much before 9/11. The analysis of plots and characters in American movies not only reaffirms the well-known connection between Hollywood and the White House, but also reveals consistent patterns in the depiction of Otherness, and an even more interesting need to define and reaffirm the Self through the opposition to changing Others that mainly depend on the historical and political period occurring.

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Roberto Gelado Marcos, Pedro Sangro Colón

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Roberto Gelado Marcos, Pedro Sangro Colón (2016). Hollywood and the Representation of the Otherness. A Historical Analysis of the Role Played by the American Cinema in Spotting Enemies to Vilify. index.comunicación, 6(1), 11-25. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-176745