*Call My Agent: Conversations on Contemporary Film and Race

About this class

To what extent has the decolonization of Hollywood race films over the last five years promoted cultural discourse offscreen about colonized male and female agency and advanced the cause of racial equity? During this course we will apply the insights from scholars (Sharpe, DuBois, Memmi, Thiongo) to several contemporary films.

Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27 - 1-3 pm CST

Serge Danielson-Francois. Serge is the librarian at Divine Child High School in Dearborn Heights, MI. He teaches AP Capstone in high school and Writing Workshop at Lawrence Tech. He helps youth and adults seek information to make better decisions by making regular, thorough and strategic use of peer reviewed resources. He is an embedded librarian and works closely with faculty in the Science, English and World Languages departments. He is fluent in French and Spanish and has experienced working with multicultural and international audiences. He is committed to promoting civic literacy and digital citizenship.

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