May be useful information somewhere in this article, although contains unimportant information on representation of race in video games:
http://www.raindance.org/comparing-representation-of-race-in-american-cinema-and-video-games/
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Small Scale Research Project
Are African Americans Capable Of Tolerating Cinema That Questions Our POV Of Ourselves As A Race? article
Reference to writers book which may be useful : SLAVE CINEMA: The Crisis of the African-American in Film
http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/are_african_americans_capable_of_tolerating_cinema_that_questions_our_pov_o
Reference to writers book which may be useful : SLAVE CINEMA: The Crisis of the African-American in Film
http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/are_african_americans_capable_of_tolerating_cinema_that_questions_our_pov_o
Small Scale Research Project
Incomplete Annotated Catalogue
How is the issue of race dealt with in contemporary American cinema?
Item One: A Time To Kill (1996)
Currently this film is my chosen focus film, unlike similar films this film is set during the time it was made and so intends to represent its themes with the cultural opinion of the mid 1990's. It can be liked very closely with another one of my film choices, To Kill A Mockingbird, as well as showing differences which should lead to interesting discussion. It clearly portrays racism throughout a community through the uprising of the KKK which, due to its controversy is not seen often in more modern day cinema.
Item Two: To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
I have chosen to use this film for my research in hope that it will bring about interesting comparisons and discussions from the differences in social opinions of the different eras. The comparisons will come about through the fact that this film was 40 years apart from my focus film however it was also set 30 years before that; during The Great Depression. Similarly to my focus film this is about a court case which will help me to discuss the question in detail in terms of how race is dealt with in terms of American communities and the law.
Item Three: Still Pending....
How is the issue of race dealt with in contemporary American cinema?
Item One: A Time To Kill (1996)
Currently this film is my chosen focus film, unlike similar films this film is set during the time it was made and so intends to represent its themes with the cultural opinion of the mid 1990's. It can be liked very closely with another one of my film choices, To Kill A Mockingbird, as well as showing differences which should lead to interesting discussion. It clearly portrays racism throughout a community through the uprising of the KKK which, due to its controversy is not seen often in more modern day cinema.
Item Two: To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
I have chosen to use this film for my research in hope that it will bring about interesting comparisons and discussions from the differences in social opinions of the different eras. The comparisons will come about through the fact that this film was 40 years apart from my focus film however it was also set 30 years before that; during The Great Depression. Similarly to my focus film this is about a court case which will help me to discuss the question in detail in terms of how race is dealt with in terms of American communities and the law.
Item Three: Still Pending....
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