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Virtual | When They See Us: The Cultural Politics of Black Oscar Winning Roles
March 20 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
MoAD Cultural Critic-in-residence Dr. Artel Great Presents
When They See Us offers a bold new cultural analysis of the complex issues, contradictions, and palpable tensions between the Oscars, Hollywood’s most prestigious film prize, and its Black cinematic renderings. Join noted author, scholar, and MoAD’s Cultural Critic-in-Residence Dr. Artel Great (SFSU) for an illuminating and thought-provoking lecture presentation that offers a deep dive into the historical issues, social protests, and major debates concerning the Academy Awards and its complicated relationship with Black bodies and cinematic depictions of Blackness in motion pictures like Gone With the Wind, The Help, Training Day, and more. This program will investigate the economics of the Hollywood industry, the cultural politics of the Oscars as an enigmatic, globally powerful, 96-year-old institution, and the critical dimensions of Black Oscar winning roles both in popular culture and the American social imagination.
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