Hip-Hop Culture and the Production of Black Cinema
Read S. Craig Watkins’ Representing. Hip-Hop Culture and the Production of Black Cinema. Pages 1-13; 50-103; 169-243. (attached separately)
Questionnaire for Hip-Hop Culture and the Production of Black Cinema
1. How is black youth portrayed at the end of the 20th century? Which role(s) do the media and movie industry play in that portrayal? Provide specific quotes/evidence from the book to sustain your arguments. (minimum of 600 words)
2. What are the ironies of capitalism that Watkins presents in connection to black youth? Provide specific quotes/evidence from the book to sustain your arguments. (minimum of 600 words)
3. Discuss the main themes and ideas Watkins addresses in his chapter entitled “Black Cinema and the Changing Landscape of Industrial Image Making”. Provide specific quotes/evidence from the book to sustain your arguments. (minimum of 600 words)
4. What are ghetto pictures? What are their main characteristics? When did they first appear and why/how? Provide specific quotes/evidence from the book and representative films to sustain your arguments. (minimum of 600 words)
5. Discuss what Watkins mean by “ghettocentric imagination”? Provide specific quotes/evidence from the book and representative films to sustain your arguments. (minimum of 500 words)