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The Lies You Tell: Disrupting the Dominant Depiction of Black Women in Film

Authors

• • Josie L. Andrews
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• • Adam McClain
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Abstract

Hollywood negatively depicts Black women, often minimizing or ignoring their character’s developmental milestones or self-actualization. Using Black Feminist Thought, an oppositional gaze was used to analyze their development in film.

Keywords: Black women, American film, adult development

How to Cite: Andrews, J. L. & McClain, A. (2022) “The Lies You Tell: Disrupting the Dominant Depiction of Black Women in Film”, Adult Education Research Conference. 1(2022).