to see or not to see: death, race and the hunger games
“The odds are seldom in their favour”; Alex Barnes reflects on the cinematic treatment of black people in The Hunger Games series and how this resonates in era of Black Lives Matter.
the curse of respectability politics in reality tv
respectability politics works to force women into socially acceptable boxes, Ronita Awoonor-Gordon explores the role of respectability politics for black women in reality TV.