University of Portland Bulletin 2023-2024

ETHS 305 Aesthetics of Black Resistance

Cinema culture provides a major forum for negotiating African American inclusion within the larger American body politic. From our earliest films in the US, the image culture presented has often worked directly against the interests of African Americans. This class will explore the ways filmmakers have challenged dominant modes of racial representation and created a cinematic aesthetic of black resistance in mainstream culture.

Prerequisite

ETHS 205
  • Up one level
  • 300