FTT10101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Dominant Ideology, Lowculture, Reality Bites Back
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Master of none, indians on tv, season 1 episode 4 (first appeared on netflix nov 6, 2015) Episode written by aziz ansari and alan yang, directed by eric wareheim. The mis-adventures of awkward black girl, the stop sign, season 1 episode 1 (posted online 2/3/11) and the date, episode 7 (posted online 8/3/2011), web series created by issa. From wikipedia: issa rae was inspired to create the mis-adventures of awkward black. Girl in january 2009 while working at new federal theatre in new york city. Experiencing difficulty in meeting people in an unfamiliar place, rae decided that it would be entertaining to depict uncomfortable scenarios one may experience when dealing with others. Neglecting the idea for 2 years, issa rae"s interest was renewed after reading an article by leslie pitterson pointing out the absence of black female nerd characters on screen. She then called on friends to shoot the first episode.