Critical Investigation Quotes and Books.

To What Extent Is Ethnic Diversity and Multiculturalism Ultimately Celebrated In Contemporary Hollywood Movies, With Particular Reference To "Crash".

• Hartley, John (2002) Communication, Culture and Media Studies London: Routledge
• Creeber, Glen (2004) Fifty Key Television Programs New York: Edward Arnold

"Presenting a successful, middle class, African American family, clearly believing in parental authority, male primacy, old fashioned sexual morales and respect for elders, The Cosby Show." p179

• Gerrard, Jones (1992) Honey I'm Home Sitcoms, selling the American dream, New York: St Martins Press.
• Pam Cook and Miere Bernick. The Cinema Book, London: The British Film Institute.

"Whiteness is constructed as the norm"

"Such films conventionally oppose the chasity and virginity of white womanhood to the vitality and sexuality of the black women" p361

"Lola young argues convincingly that white and black film makers find it hard to challenge stereotypical images of black women"

• Sanders, John, The Film Genre Book (2009) Auteur Leighton Buzzard
• Bignell, Jonathan (2004) An Introduction To Media Studies, London: Routledge p122

"The way in which an individuals actions are determined is by social class, economic position and ideologies of gender or race"

• D, Buckingham (1987) Public Secrets Eastenders and its audience London p56

"black and asian characters in eastenders can be critisised of carrying stereotypical roles"

• D, Buckingham, (1996) Moving Images, Understanding Children's Emotional Responses o Television" Manchester: Manchester University Press

"The crucial question is not wether eastenders black characters are realistic, but how the serial invites it's viewers to make sense of questions of ethnicity"

• Sanders. John The Film Genre Book

"Crash is a dramatic movie, exploring the representations of race and ethnicity with a variety of techniques" p130