30. The Performance of Doubles: The Transposition of Gender and Race in Ming Wong’s Life of Imitation
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Gendered race, although not an invention of mass media, derives its meaning in large part from the mythology that images create. The mass media uses images of race and gender to invent narratives that shape collective identification When the image-identity of gendered race appears on screen, it is t
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- Gendered race, although not an invention of mass media, derives its meaning in large part from the mythology that images create. The mass media uses images of race and gender to invent narratives that shape collective identification
- When the image-identity of gendered race appears on screen, it is typically through the performance of doubling — an enactment used to mark sharp distinctions between the physical appearance of actors, or to signify a change within an actor from one mental state to another
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