Black Trauma and Resistance in Film
A Characterization of Police Violence in "Queen and Slim" and "The Hate You Give"
Student Work: Research
The Magical Negro Trope in Literature and Film
An analysis of "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," "The Green Mile," and "Ghost"
Black Women and Liberation in Blaxploitation Films
The genre changed the landscape of Black women in film, but were Blaxploitation's leading women truly liberated?
Portrayals of Black Masculinity in Paid in Full
How do the film's varying portrayals of Black masculinity fuel the idolization of each of the three main characters?
Black Aesthetics and Activism
The thirds installment of "A Seat at Our Table," featuring “Fashion Activism: The Politics of Dress During the Civil Rights Movement” by Taylor Haynes, “Aretha Franklin's R-E-S-P-E-C-T-ability Politics: Hair, Music, and Activism” by Kayla Perez, “Redefining "Femininty": How Black, Queer Women Musicians Subvert Expectations of Womanhood” by Nina Ahmadi, and “Hip-Hop, Black Masculinity, and Sexuality--Frank Ocean and Tyler the Creator” by Sean Salmons.
Redefining Femininity
How Janelle Monáe and Syd of The Internet subvert expectations of Black, queer womanhood
Flower Boy
How Tyler the Creator and Frank Ocean challenge contemporary conceptualizations of Black queer men in hip-hop.
Gazes on Black Hair and Beauty
The second installment of "A Seat at Our Table," featuring “Modeling Race” by Netanya Ronn, “Redefining Black Beauty” by Tatyana Tandanpolie, “Blackness and Colorism in Kenya Barris’s Productions” by Britney Agyen, “Pelo Bueno/Pelo Malo” by Melany Canela, and “White Parents, Black Hair" by Rachel Goulston.
Redefining Black Beauty: Hair-Care Packaging
How does the language used on hair care products define what is considered beautiful and, thus, imply how Black women should see their beauty?
Blackness and Colorism in Kenya Barris’s Productions
How is skin color treated in "Black-ish," "Grown-ish," and "Mixed-ish"?
White Parents, Black Hair
How do white parents of black, biracial, or transracial children find resources and form community centered around Black hair care?