Angelica Monica Pantouw

REPRESENTASI PRASANGKA RASIAL SEPERTI TERLIHAT DALAM FILM HIDDEN FIGURES (2017) OLEH FOX 2000 PICTURES

Angelica Monica Pantouw1 Isnawati L. Wantasen2 Theresia M. C. Lasut3

ABSTRACT

This research is entitled “The Representation of Racial Prejudice as seen in the Film Hidden Figures (2017) by Fox 2000 Pictures”. The objectives of this research are to identify the causes of racial prejudice in the film, and to analyze how racial prejudice is represented through the analysis of the characters in the film. The writer used prejudice theory by McLemore (1983), theory characterization by Boggs & Petrie (2008) and theory elements of film by Snyder (2011) to identify, analyze and explain the data. This research used qualitative research methods to collect the data. Sociological approach was also used in this research. The main source of the data was from the movie Hidden Figures. As a result, this research identified nine racial prejudices that were found in the film. The causes of the racial prejudice that happened were because of cultural transmission, personality traits, and group identity. The three main characters experienced racial prejudice through the dialog, external and internal actions, also reactions of other characters.
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Keywords: Racial Prejudice, Discrimination, Hidden Figures, Characterization

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