Chris Barker (1999) - Positive Representation of Ethnicity

• Chris Barker studied positive media representation of ethnicity in 1999
• Chris Barker (1999) studied positive media representation of ethnicity
• Chris Barker (1999) studied representations of minority ethnic groups in EastEnders
• Chris Barker (1999) found that EastEnders is seen as reflecting change in representations of minority ethnic groups as it contains several Black & Asian Characters with major roles
• Chris Barker (1999) found that EastEnders also portrays the community as multi-ethnic (with its use of Black & Asian Characters with significant roles)
• Chris Barker (1999) also criticised EastEnders as it uses stereotypes of Black & Asian Characters being casted as doctors & shopkeepers
• Chris Barker (1999) also stated EastEnders fails to engage with wider structural forms of racism, and Black & Asian Characters occupy more marginal roles within the drama and the central characters are predominantly white
• Chris Barker (1999) found continuity & change in representing minority ethnic groups in EastEnders