FILM 42.16 Cinema of Black Protest

This course considers Black histories of protest in conjunction with the history of Black representation in film. We will analyze historical documents, scholarly articles, legal cases and historical accounts of the major moments in Black resistance in the United States. We will begin with the protests against lynching in the early twentieth century and the Civil Rights and Black power era of the 1970′s Blaxploitation film genre through contemporary independent films. We will discuss issues of race and gender, racism, sexuality and homophobia as well as misogyny and sexism in Black representation. Students will be expected to watch and discuss films as well as read scholarly articles on race theory, queer theory, feminist theory and cultural criticism.

Cross Listed Courses

AAAS 32.05

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:SOC; WCult:W

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