Examine, analyze compare and contrast representations of Blackness in TWO of the following films:*All Eyez on Me (2017)*Moonlight (2016)*The Butler (2013)*Straight Outta Compton (2015)*Red Tails (2012)*To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)*Gone with the Wind (1939)*He’s Got Game (1998)*Boyz N the Hood (1991)*The Blindside (2009)*The Color Purple (1985)*A Soldier’s Story (1984)*12 Years a Slave (2013)*explore ways in which Blackness is perceived, understood and lived through in the 2 films selected.*show the ways in which Blackness is complicated by social class, gender, and sexuality.*explore the particular ways in which Blackness is framed and portrayed through film*explore how each film perpetuates representations of Blackness through its plots and characters*explain how these media representations inform and impact larger perceptions, understandings and experiences of Blackness.*DO NOT simply summarize each film but rather critically examine how the film’s plot, characters and the situations portrayed work to perpetuate very specific representations of the Black experience.
