Cross-Cultural Spectators: Examining the Representation and Development of Black Female Protagonists on the Big Screen
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| Title: | Cross-Cultural Spectators: Examining the Representation and Development of Black Female Protagonists on the Big Screen |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Josie L. Andrews (ORCID |
| Source: | Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory. 2025 75(2):113-131. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Adult Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | African Americans, Females, Literary Devices, Films, Adult Education, Higher Education, Adult Development |
| DOI: | 10.1177/07417136241287507 |
| ISSN: | 0741-7136 1552-3047 |
| Abstract: | Historically, the representation of Black women in film has been non-existent at worst and highly questionable at best. As cross-cultural spectators--"a Black woman and a White man"--we used an oppositional gaze to critically "look" at the representation and adult development of Black female protagonists across U.S. films. Based on a critical visual methodology of 12 U.S. films, four themes emerged - #noBlackgirlmagic, transition from object-to-subject, the lies (you) tell, and hair it is. The implications for adult and higher education are discussed based on the findings. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1475719 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Historically, the representation of Black women in film has been non-existent at worst and highly questionable at best. As cross-cultural spectators--"a Black woman and a White man"--we used an oppositional gaze to critically "look" at the representation and adult development of Black female protagonists across U.S. films. Based on a critical visual methodology of 12 U.S. films, four themes emerged - #noBlackgirlmagic, transition from object-to-subject, the lies (you) tell, and hair it is. The implications for adult and higher education are discussed based on the findings. |
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| ISSN: | 0741-7136 1552-3047 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/07417136241287507 |
