Stigmatized on Screen

How Hollywood Portrays Nonstandard Dialects

Lindsey Clouse

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English

Lexington Books
15 June 2024

Film theory & criticism; Sociolinguistics; Media studies

This book reveals how marginalized communities and women are underrepresented on our screens and, too often, depicted in stereotypical ways. This is doubly true for marginalized speakers—those who speak traditionally “nonstandard” dialects. Lindsey Clouse examines the origins of linguistic prejudice and how our public schools perpetuate the myth of “bad” English. By dissecting the 500 top-grossing films of the last 20 years, Clouse exposes how speakers of Black English, Southern U.S. English, Spanish-influenced English, and gendered speech patterns are represented, underrepresented, misrepresented, and mocked. Clouse analyzes hundreds of films and characters to reveal how filmmakers and audiences work together to reinforce negative beliefs about stigmatized dialects and the people who speak them and reveals how those beliefs stack up against decades of linguistic research. She concludes by showing that these portrayals translate to real-life linguistic discrimination and discusses the ways in which we can combat this often-hidden prejudice. Scholars of introductory sociolinguistics, american dialect studies, and media studies, will find this book of particular interest.

By: Lindsey Clouse
Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 151mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 331g
ISBN: 9781793647436
ISBN 10: 1793647437
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 15 June 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lindsey Clouse is instructor of English at Western Dakota Technical College and Black Hills State University in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Reviews for Stigmatized on Screen: How Hollywood Portrays Nonstandard Dialects

"""Clouse's cross-genre look at pop culture representations of dialect and accent as encoded proxies for tightly held cultural beliefs and stereotypes about race and identity goes beyond the superficial questions we ask ourselves as filmgoers and media-consumers -- Why do the heros have mainstream accents? Why does the racist character have a southern accent in Chicago? With a thorough synthesis of data and a stark reveal of the jaundiced and mis-representational linguistic and lexical crutches of Hollywood's entertainment-makers, Clouse makes a compelling case that even shows praised for their authenticity reveal motives for entertainment at the cost of linguistic accuracies."""