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USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Study Examines Portrayals of Jews in Contemporary Scripted TV
About half of the Jewish characters featured in scripted TV series were played by Jews, according to a study by USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center.
At a time of rising incidents of antisemitism in the U.S. and elsewhere, the Lear Center emphasized “the importance of nuanced and humanizing portrayals of Jewish Americans in entertainment” as essential to fighting bias. “Decades of research indicate that scripted media – including television and film – can play an important role in shaping attitudes towards members of marginalized communities Entertainment mediacan promote and reinforce stereotypes or biases, but can also mitigate them. As such, it’scritical to have a baseline understanding of how Jewish Americans are typically portrayed incontemporary media,” the study states.
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