Oppositional Gaze: Disrupting the Controlling Images of Black Women's Development in Film
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| Title: | Oppositional Gaze: Disrupting the Controlling Images of Black Women's Development in Film |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Josie L. Andrews, Adam L. McClain |
| Source: | American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. 2023. |
| Availability: | American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. 10111 Martin Luther King Junior Highway Suite 200C, Bowie, MD 20720. Tel: 301-459-6261; Fax: 301-459-6241; e-mail: office@aaace.org; e-mail: aaace10@aol.com; Web site: http://www.aaace.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 6 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Speeches/Meeting Papers Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Adult Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Films, Adult Education, Blacks, Females, African Americans, Physical Characteristics, Higher Education, Deception, Self Actualization, Stereotypes, Teaching Methods, Race |
| Abstract: | As a pedagogical tool, film can help adult learners understand diverse narratives and disrupt ideology domination, specifically regarding Black women. Despite the increase in visibility in Hollywood, Black women remain negatively depicted in films. The negative depictions often minimize or simply ignore the development or self-actualization of their characters. The purpose was to examine the depictions and adult development of Black women's characters in American films. Based on our oppositional gaze of 12 Black female-led American films, four themes emerged: #noBlackgirlmagic, the transition from object-to-subject, the lies you tell, and hair it is. Practical implications for educators across the adult and higher education landscapes are discussed. [For the full proceedings, see ED648717.] |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED649400 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | As a pedagogical tool, film can help adult learners understand diverse narratives and disrupt ideology domination, specifically regarding Black women. Despite the increase in visibility in Hollywood, Black women remain negatively depicted in films. The negative depictions often minimize or simply ignore the development or self-actualization of their characters. The purpose was to examine the depictions and adult development of Black women's characters in American films. Based on our oppositional gaze of 12 Black female-led American films, four themes emerged: #noBlackgirlmagic, the transition from object-to-subject, the lies you tell, and hair it is. Practical implications for educators across the adult and higher education landscapes are discussed. [For the full proceedings, see ED648717.] |
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