Film

Ethnic Notions

Curator's Choice

Thu, Feb 7, 2019

LOCATION:

Peter Jay Sharp Building

BAM Rose Cinemas

RUN TIME: 57min

FORMAT: DCP

GENERAL ADMISSION: $15

MEMBERS: $7.50 (free for Level 3 and above)

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+ Post-screening discussion with journalist Steven W. Thrasher, professor Racquel Gates, and Ashley Clark

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Thursday February 07, 2019

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Part of Film 2019 series Race, Sex & Cinema: The World of Marlon Riggs

Directed by Marlon Riggs | 1986

Unflinching, unsettling, and essential, this Emmy-winning documentary examines the devastating legacy of black stereotypes throughout American history, from the slavery era to the present. Drawing on a wide variety of media—from minstrel shows to cartoons to everyday household objects—Ethnic Notions illustrates how these racist caricatures infiltrated the popular imagination and served to rob African-Americans of their humanity.

Post-screening Discussion
Journalist Steven W. Thrasher and Racquel Gates, assistant professor of cinema & media studies at the College of Staten Island, CUNY, moderated by series programmer Ashley Clark

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