P22 Why Does the Black Guy Die First?! Analyzing the Black Man's Role with Hollywood

Did you know that there is race in your movie?! Prepare yourself, for this is the report that Hollywood doesn’t want you to see! This session provides a structured forum for discussing and analyzing the ways in which Hollywood consistently marginalizes black male characters at the expense of consistently glamorized white characters. Learn specifically how to identify six primary character patterns occupied by both black and white characters, and explore the reasons behind their creation and perpetuation. This session should particularly benefit those who are interested in understanding both covert and overt discriminatory patterns within mainstream media, educators and campus activists concerned with deconstructing public imagery, and general movie fans at large. We guarantee that after this presentation, you will never see movies the same way again!