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Subverting Representation: African Americans in Horror Film
- Source: Film Matters, Volume 13, Issue 3, Dec 2022, p. 61 - 71
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- 23 Mar 2023
Abstract
This article explores the slowly changing representation of African Americans in horror films. Scream 2 (1997), I Am Legend (2007), and Get Out (2017) are used as case studies to illustrate what little progression has taken place through the decades in relationship to African Americans on-screen in horror cinema. Topics such as stereotypical tropes, narrative conventions, themes of dehumanization, and racial oppression are investigated across each film to highlight representational similarities and differences through time.
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