Diversity Series: Shedding Light on the Invisible: Recent Episodes
2021 3401 Diversity in Media Class
A series of short podcasts that aim to highlight and explore issues different issues in diversity. Produced by Broadcast Media Students at Mount Royal University.
This episode of the Diversity Series explores how Asian peoples are portrayed in the media. We also examine the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic towards the perception of Asian people.
This podcast episode sheds light on how the media and the comedy industry treat and portray Black comedians. We’ll hear from a stand-up comedian from Edmonton, Sterling Scott. Using his own personal experiences and observations, Scott provides valuable insight on some of the struggles that Black comedians have to face. Some of the concepts he discusses are the “Black quota”, the media's role in denying shared Black excellence in comedy, and the prevalence of systemic racism amongst audiences in Alberta.
Listen to our brand new episode to learn more about James Demers’ life and his perspectives on the queer representation in the media.