When: 
Thursday, September 19, 2019 - 4:15pm - 6:00pm
Where: 
Landis Cinema, Buck Hall - 219 N. 3rd St.
Presenter: 
Prof. Racquel Gates
Price: 
Free

The first of the FAMS Speaker Series for Fall 2019.

Prof. Racquel Gates, Media Studies 

College of Staten Island, CUNY

This talk examines the idea of a “negative” racial representation. Rather than fall back on oft-cited claims that these types of images are damaging to black progress, I argue that these representations—found in popular film and television—have been chronically overlooked and woefully underestimated. These images eschew respectability politics in favor of emotionally affective, sometimes excessive, contemplations of life, love, and the daily experiences of blackness. Combining close textual readings with theoretical analysis, this talk celebrates those types of black images located in the figurative “gutter” of taste politics, and calls for a new approach to the study of black popular culture. 

 

Sponsored by: 
FAMS

Contact information

Name: 
Katherine Groo
Phone: 
610-330-3219
Email: 
grook@lafayette.edu