Vibing with Blackness: Critical Considerations of <i>Black Panther</i> and Exceptional Black Positionings

Vibing with Blackness: Critical Considerations of <i>Black Panther</i> and Exceptional Black Positionings

This article considers different ways in which Blackness is represented as exceptional in the 2018 film <i>Black Panther</i>. It also considers other iterations of Black visibility and legibility in the current popular culture context which appears to privilege Black narratives in intere...

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Main Author: Derilene (Dee) Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Arts
Subjects:
Afrofuturism
blackness
Black exceptionalism
cinema
post-apartheid
<i>Black Panther</i> film
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/7/4/85
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Summary:This article considers different ways in which Blackness is represented as exceptional in the 2018 film <i>Black Panther</i>. It also considers other iterations of Black visibility and legibility in the current popular culture context which appears to privilege Black narratives in interesting ways. The essay uses conceptual lenses from diaspora studies, Afro science fiction and Black feminist studies to critically engage the film and to critically question the notion of Black exceptionalism.
ISSN:2076-0752

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