AFR162
White Redemption: Cinema and the Co-optation of African American History
Africana
BC
Subject code
AFR
Course Number
162
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
C. Nero
Course Long Title
White Redemption: Cinema and the Co-optation of African American History
Cross Listed Courses
Description
Since its origins in the early twentieth century, film has debated how to represent black suffering. This course examines one aspect of that debate: the persistent themes of white goodness, innocence, and blamelessness in films that are allegedly about black history and culture. Historical and cultural topics examined in film include the enslavement of Africans, Reconstruction, and the civil rights movement.
Modes of Inquiry
Creative Process and Production [CP], Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements
(Africana: Historical Persp.), (Africana: Intro Sequence)
INDS Program Relationship
IDAF - AFR Program, IDAM - AMST Program
GEC This Course Belongs To
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