http://pacificties.org/2012/05/31/the-hunger-games-casting-and-the-problem-of-the-white-savior/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hunger-games-casting-and-the-problem-of-the-white-savior UCLA's Asian and Pacific Islander Newsmagazine Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:56:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://pacificties.org/2012/05/31/the-hunger-games-casting-and-the-problem-of-the-white-savior/#comment-5347 Pacific Ties » The Hunger Games: American Archetype Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:58:49 +0000 http://pacificties.org/?p=2985#comment-5347 [...] Although The Hunger Games and the controversy over its casting do not affect the API community specifically, the novels and movie comprise a narrative about violence and the way it is employed in order to oppress groups of people, and PacTies wanted to cover the implications of casting a white actor in a role that many fans envisioned for a person of color. This article takes a brighter look at what worked in the movie, and is a companion piece to editor Ashley Truong’s. [...] [...] Although The Hunger Games and the controversy over its casting do not affect the API community specifically, the novels and movie comprise a narrative about violence and the way it is employed in order to oppress groups of people, and PacTies wanted to cover the implications of casting a white actor in a role that many fans envisioned for a person of color. This article takes a brighter look at what worked in the movie, and is a companion piece to editor Ashley Truong’s. [...]

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