WGST 300—BLACK CINEMA Option A: Select two or more films from this course and compare and/or contrast them‚ using one or more of the above criteria (shared themes‚ etc.). SUPERFLY and DUTCHMAN “Lights‚ camera‚ and action!!” A popular phrase noted throughout the film and cinematic industry‚ but to directors‚ actors‚ and viewers of African American or Black Cinema this famous phrase helped jumpstart a movement throughout the black culture. Starting with radical movies that explained racial undertones
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report: "The Black Tulip" by: Alexandre Dumas Book report: "The Black Tulip" by: Alexandre Dumas The book black tulip is a novel. The book tells about a young man with a lot of money who grows flowers in his spare time‚ and tries to grow a black tulip. His name is Cornelius Van Baerle. He wants to grow the black tulip because there is a big prize offered for the first man who can grow a black tulip. The
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Black Aesthetics The word “aesthetics” can be defined as a branch of philosophy that critically reflects on art‚ culture‚ and nature. It is a view‚ opinion‚ or an attitude toward what is considered offensive or acceptable. It is more scientifically defined as a critical judgment of the sensory emotional values that exude from the nature of beauty‚ art‚ and taste. Aesthetics as it pertains to the black community or simply “black aesthetics” refers to ideologies and perspectives of art that centers
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Dorchester Ave. In the early 1960s this gang known as the Devils Disciples became the "Black Disciples" (see Explosion of Chicago’s Black Street Gangs: 1900 to Present‚ 1990‚ by Useni Perkins). The three major players in the Devils Disciples were David Barksdale‚ Shorty Freeman‚ and Don Derky. Most accounts date the founding of the Black Disciples to the year 1966 as a southside gang. The founding leader of the Black Disciples was David Barksdale‚ referred to in gang materials as "King David." As a
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Jack Black. With his ways of expressing himself‚ humorous actions‚ and ability to make all kinds of characters funny‚ Jack Black is the king of comedy. Black can express himself in odd‚ but comical ways. One is his good singing ability; he’s even in his own band. In the movie School of Rock‚ he is able to sing very high-pitched and sometimes really loud; or‚ he sings nonsense words that make everyone laugh. Another is the hilarious sounds that come out of his mouth. In Orange County‚ Black says
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------------------------------------------------- The Black Cat Analytical Essay The Black Cat‚ written by Edgar Allen Poe is considered Gothic literature because it reflects the elements of a Gothic story‚ in the setting‚ theme‚ characters‚ and plot. Filled with mystery‚ death‚ and the possibility of the supernatural‚ this short story is a work of Gothic literature. Gothic literature usually contains a villain‚ who is the epitome of evil‚ either by his own fall from grace‚ or by some implicit malevolence. In The Black Cat‚ this villain
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Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America (Music Culture) By Tricia Rose Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America (Music Culture) Description: From its beginnings in hip hop culture‚ the dense rhythms and aggressive lyrics of rap music have made it a provocative fixture on the American cultural landscape. In Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America‚ Tricia Rose‚ described by the New York Times as a "hip hop theorist‚" takes a
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Black Panther Party Take Away Points * Late 1960s counter culture and how the Black Panther Party reflected the change from nonviolence to violence of the culture * What was the Black Panther Party? * Be able to identify who the two founders were * Identify the aims of the Black Panther Party * What were some actions taken by the Black Panther Party? * Black Panther Party Then & Now * Were they successful? Civil Rights Movement/ Counter Culture * Aims
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According to Oxford English Dictionary‚ Black Feminist can be defined as a movement consisting of African American women advocating social‚ political‚ legal‚ and economic rights for women equal to those of men (Oxford English Press). Black feminism argues that sexism‚ social class oppression‚ and racism are inseparably bound together (Collins). The feminist movement has been around since the 1880s when the word “Feminism” appeared in the French language (Collins). The word found traction in Britain
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The Black Panthers [also known as] (The Black Panther Party for Self Defense) was a Black Nationalist organization in the United States that formed in the late 1960s and became nationally renowned. (Wikipedia:The Free Encyclopedia‚ 1997). The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 by party members Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in the city of Oakland‚ California. The party was established to help further the movement for African American liberation‚ which was growing rapidly throughout the sixties
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