Belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that
race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.
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Racism
,Of or relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process. Occupying a position at, or
on both sides of, a boundary or threshold.
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Liminal
"Black Film" Most directors are American born and bred, has the ability to make the
audience uneasy, dark city, tough guys, femme fatales, murder plots, criminal
investigations with an unhappy ending.
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Film Noir
A social and historical process, that is, it alters over time, without basis in biology. It is
a social construct.
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Omi and Winant's definition of race
System of communication between people or specific groups, through signs,
symbols, and words.
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, Language
Tend to be men with special powers and make appearances to help white characters
out of jams, seemingly unconcerned about their own lives. Typically "thug" stereotype
or extremely knowledgable old man who ends up dying or is dead.
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Magical Negro
ex: Star Wars is deemed conservative because men play the role of active heroes, and
the women are generally the damsels in distress.
Alien is considered liberal because the protagonist is a female, and points toward an
complex future of modern economic systems instead of pointing to the idyllic past.
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Liberal vs. Conservative
Asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other
about something other than a man. The women must be named characters. Must be a
conversation more than 30 seconds. Knocked Up is the only film that passes the test.
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Bechdel Test
race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.
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Racism
,Of or relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process. Occupying a position at, or
on both sides of, a boundary or threshold.
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Liminal
"Black Film" Most directors are American born and bred, has the ability to make the
audience uneasy, dark city, tough guys, femme fatales, murder plots, criminal
investigations with an unhappy ending.
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Film Noir
A social and historical process, that is, it alters over time, without basis in biology. It is
a social construct.
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Omi and Winant's definition of race
System of communication between people or specific groups, through signs,
symbols, and words.
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, Language
Tend to be men with special powers and make appearances to help white characters
out of jams, seemingly unconcerned about their own lives. Typically "thug" stereotype
or extremely knowledgable old man who ends up dying or is dead.
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Magical Negro
ex: Star Wars is deemed conservative because men play the role of active heroes, and
the women are generally the damsels in distress.
Alien is considered liberal because the protagonist is a female, and points toward an
complex future of modern economic systems instead of pointing to the idyllic past.
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Liberal vs. Conservative
Asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other
about something other than a man. The women must be named characters. Must be a
conversation more than 30 seconds. Knocked Up is the only film that passes the test.
Give this one a try later!
Bechdel Test
