The role of women in black panther movie - How Afrofuturism interacts with Black feminist thoughts?

Term Paper (Advanced seminar) , 2021 , 12 Pages , Grade: 2,0

English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography

This paper will focus on the importance of the role of women in Black Panther (2018) in the field of Afrofuturism and Black Feminism. The first chapter takes a closer look at the phenomenon of Afrofuturism. The following chapter introduces the film Black Panther. After a brief presentation of the film the focus will lie on the analyses of its female characters. The main part of the thesis is concerned with finding out how Afrofuturism interacts with Black feminist thoughts.

Contents

Introduction

2 What is Afrofuturism?

3 Black Panther (2018)
3.1 Construction of female characters
3.2 Representation of female power
3.3 Black Panther’s Afrofuturistic Frame

4 Interaction between Afrofuturism and Black Feminist thought
4.1 What is Black Feminism?
4.2 Women of Wakanda and the new consciousness

5 Conclusion

6 Bibliography

• College: Ruhr-University of Bochum
• Grade: 2,0
• Author: Zeynep Frings (Author)
• Publication Year: 2021
• Pages: 12
• Catalog Number: V1184490
• ISBN (PDF): 9783346610898
• ISBN (Book): 9783346610904
• Language: English
• Tags: Afrofuturism, Black Feminism, Black Panther, film, media