The Contribution of Marvel Studios’ to the changing portrayal of African Americans in Hollywood
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2018-08-30
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This thesis aims to find out the developments of African American representation onscreen and provides an in-depth analysis of the Marvel Cinematic Universe sci-fi genre with a critical approach to historical and cultural themes. The focus of the thesis will be on the film Black Panther (2018). The portrayal of black people in the American motion picture industry perpetuated the social position that the community obtained in society itself. The presence of African Americans was confined to rather demeaning stereotypical images. Marvel Studios is based on stories regarding superheroes but for a long amount of time there were no black superheroes that people of color could identify with. Therefore, I want to look into what initiated the idea behind Black Panther comics and the movie that came out February of this year, and how it has affected cinema and a larger audience.
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Faculteit der Letteren