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Media is a powerful tool used to reflect and affect change in society. Within this study, a brief historical context is provided of roles African Americans in film were traditionally cast in. By employing Critical Race Theory (CRT), cultural capital, and NewBlackMan frameworks, I analyzed how Black male film directors and producers depicted race, class, gender within the Black film boom of the early 2000s. I examined the depictions of educational outcomes of the characters within films utilized in this study. My results display progress that still needs to be made in breaking down traditional gender roles, how race needed to be more critically examined, and how educational outcomes of the characters were not realistic. I also provide suggestions for conducting media studies through the discipline of education in the future.
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- The Black film boom of the early 2000s: a critical analysis of the depiction of race, class, gender and educational access
Contributors
- Williams, Jernine (Author)
- Margolis, Eric (Thesis advisor)
- Brayboy, Bryan (Committee member)
- Sandlin, Jennifer (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2010
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- Partial requirement for: M.A., Arizona State University, 2010Note typethesis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-107)Note typebibliography
- Field of study: Social and philosophical foundations of education
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by Jernine Williams