NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES OF ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN CULTURAL STUDIES ESSAY       pt2     2700w

In Stuart’s Representation: Cultural Representation & Signifying Practices, the author analyzes the definition of “representation” in various aspects. He, one of the influential cultural theorists since the 1970s to the 1990s, suggests “representation” differs in different cultures due to different expressions over perception for the materialistic world. He also suggests that people can only understand the representation if they are in the same system of representation. He clarifies the presence of “representation is the production of meaning through language [and codes]. In representation, … we use signs, organized into languages of different kinds, to communicate meaningfully with others” (28). His influential analysis of the “representation” from 1997 still lingers now. Because his research of “representation” instead of leading to more precise definitions, his use across the cultural sphere causes the identity of “culture” to grow fuzzy as a concept.

The definitions of “representation” from Stuart’s essay allows me to create a backbone or linkage for the how the origin and definition of “stereotype” which is also defined by Yiannis Gabriel, Chair in Organization Studies at University of Bath, is formed in a culture or society, and furthermore the popular culture. With the term “representation”, stereotype can be defined less negatively. Along with