Essays about: "Black Panther"

Found 5 essays containing the words Black Panther.

  1. 1. State Repression of Black Dissent in the USA : A Comparative Analysis of the Black Panther Party and the Movement for Black Lives

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Siri Stanowsky; [2023]
    Keywords : Black Panther Party; Black Lives Matter; state repression; police brutality; media framing; surveillance;

    Abstract : This comparative analysis explores the state repression experienced by The Black Panther Party, which was active mainly during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the currently biggest movement for racial equality in the US, the Movement for Black Lives. Using Conflict Theory and Critical Race Theory the research asks two research questions: How has state repression changed from the Black Panther Party to the Movement for Black Lives? and What are possible explanations for this change? This thesis aims to shed light on state repression in relation to movements focused on black rights and equality. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Intersections of Wakanda : Aspects of intersectionality as presented in the Marvel blockbuster Black Panther

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Drilon Behrami; [2019]
    Keywords : Intersectionality; Black Panther; Relations of Power; Oppression; Discrimination; Upper Secondary School; English 7; EFL classroom;

    Abstract : The following essay analyzes Marvel blockbuster Black Panther with an intersectional lens, discussing relations of power, oppression and discrimination through the fictive society of Wakanda. The findings present similar factors of intersectionality to that of most western societies, with gender, sexuality, aptitude and tribal affiliations as the main factors of identity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Reduced to an Image

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Mila Bolt; [2018]
    Keywords : Architecture; Science-Fiction Film; Visual Culture; Conjecture; Walter Benjamin; Arts and Architecture; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the use of science-fiction film as a medium through which the collective understanding of future urban environments can be discussed. It poses the question of how images of architecture in science-fiction films influence our perceptions and understanding of the future of our lived environments. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Glow of a Panther : Tupac Amaru Shakur’s Poetry and the Politics of African-American Culture

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Lana Kareem; [2017]
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    Abstract : African-American oppression has a history of violence and torment. It is a topic that is still prominent in today’s society with pop culture being one of the mediums aiding in spreading its awareness. READ MORE

  6. 5. Cultural Critique in a Patriarchal World : Revolutionary Suicide in Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus", "Daddy" and The Bell Jar

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Sandra Meneses; [2009]
    Keywords : Suicide; Plath; Newton; literature; gender; culture criticism; feminism; Självmord; Plath; Newton; litteratur; genus; culture criticism; feminism;

    Abstract : This work studies three texts by Sylvia Plath: “Lady Lazarus”, “Daddy” and The Bell Jar from a feminist, gender and cultural perspective. I investigate how the texts take a stand regarding the motive and meaning of the representations of suicide in these works through the theoretical framework of African-American activist Huey Newton. READ MORE