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February 1, 2008 |
Race, Ethnicity and the Moving Image
Images of race, place, and identity take on a special power in the medium of film – whether in television documentaries such as Wonders of the African World, in pervasive, negative images of Arabs in Hollywood films, and in popular films like Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai that blur cultural lines between African-American, Japanese, and Italian.
A roundtable discussion with film clipsDeepa Kumar (Journalism and Media Studies) discusses Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People Barbara Cooper (History) on Wonders of the African World Carter Mathes (English) on Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Friday, February 1st 12:00 p.m. (Lunch will be provided) 191 College Avenue Sponsored by the Rutgers Center for Race and Ethnicity |
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