TTLV: Creating stereotypes about the Chinese community in the film Crazy Rich Asians

1. Student's full name: Nguyen Phuong Anh 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: November 19, 1991

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision on student admission No. 1765/2018/QD-XHNV dated June 28, 2018, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process(Note the types of changes and the corresponding times): Are not

7. Thesis Title: Constructing Stereotypes of the Chinese Community in the Film Crazy Rich Asians

8. Major: Theory and history of film and television; Code: 8210232.01

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phung Ngoc Kien, Institute of Literature

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10. Summary of the thesis results:

(Summarize the results of the thesis, emphasizing any new findings.)

In August 2018, the film Crazy Rich Asians, produced and released by Warner Bros., premiered in North America and immediately became a cinematic phenomenon. As a commercially successful film, its box office success and the public attention it garnered demonstrated that it met the tastes of the American audience. In other words, the portrayals of Asians in Crazy Rich Asians resonated with the American public's expectations regarding the image of Asians. Therefore, the portrayals in Crazy Rich Asians can be considered widely accepted representations of Asians in the 21st century. More notably, these portrayals both continue a long-standing system of stereotypes and introduce innovative departures. The continuous and complex evolution of stereotypes about Asians in Hollywood cinema is the reason we chose to research this topic. By studying the case of the film Crazy Rich Asians, we examine stereotypes about the Chinese diaspora from a constructivist perspective; simultaneously, we place these stereotypes within the context of continuity and innovation in the portrayal of Asians in Hollywood cinema. Through this, we aim to trace and dissect these stereotypes, as well as decipher the portrayals of Chinese people in the film. Finally, we seek to determine the symbolic value of these stereotypes in Crazy Rich Asians and the film's contribution to the formation of a new image of Asians in American cinema.

11. Practical applications: (if any)

This is the first academic study on the film Crazy Rich Asians in Vietnam.

12. Future research directions: (if any)

- Researching the future development of the stereotype of Chinese people in Hollywood cinema.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

(List the works in chronological order if available)

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Phuong Anh 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: November 19, 1991 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 1765/2018/QD-XHNV Dated June 28, 2018

6. Changes in academic process: None

(List the forms of change and corresponding times)

7. Official thesis title: Constructing stereotypes about overseas Chinese communities: A case study of Crazy Rich Asians.

8. Major: Theory, History, and Criticism of Film and Television

9. Code: 8210232.01

10. Supervisors: Phung Ngoc Kien, Associate Professor Doctor, Institute of Literature.

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11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

(Summarize them with stress on thenew sensations, if any)

In August 2018, the film Crazy Rich Asians was produced and released by Warner Bros. studio in North America and immediately became a widescreen phenomenon. As a commercial movie, Crazy Rich Asians' box office success as well and public's attention shows that Crazy Rich Asians meets the tastes of the American mass audience. In other words, stereotypes about Asians in Crazy Rich Asians meet with American public's expectations of contemporary Asians. Therefore, the stereotypes in Crazy Rich Asians can be considered as widely accepted expressions of Asians in the 21 st century. More remarkable is that the stereotypes in Crazy Rich Asians follow the long-standing pattern as well as moving to the new ones. The continuous and complex movement in constructing Asian stereotypes in Hollywood cinema is the reason for us to choose this research. By studying the case of Crazy Rich Asians, we look at stereotypes about oversea Chinese in terms of tectonic approach; at the same time, put these stereotypes continuously and innovation in representation of Asians in Hollywood cinema. Thereby, we want to trace and extract the stereotypes, as well as decode the Chinese representation in the film. And finally, we want to position the meaning of the stereotype in Crazy Rich Asians and the film's contribution in the process of forming a new representation of Asians in American cinema.

12. Practical applicability, if any: The first study on the movie Crazy Rich Asians in Vietnam

13. Further research directions, if any:

- Study the next movement in Chinese representation in Hollywood cinema.

14. Thesis-related publications:(List them in chronological order)